Epic Ride snuck into the 20-horse Kentucky Derby field on Tuesday after the connections of Encino scratched that horse out of the race. This John Ennis trainee will attempt to follow in the footsteps of his sire, Blame, who pulled off one of the most memorable performances in the history of Churchill Downs. 

21 Epic Ride (30-1)

• Trainer John Ennis
• Jockey Adam Beschizza
• Last race Third in the Blue Grass Stakes by 5¼ lengths
• Career record 5 starts: 2 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third
• Career earnings $253,166
• Best career Beyer Speed Figure 90 (2024 Blue Grass Stakes)
• Sire Blame

Below, we'll dig further into Epic Ride as part of our series profiling all the horses competing in the 150th Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 4. We'll look back into his past performances, what questions need to be answered on Saturday and analyze how the post draw affects his chances.

Kentucky Derby profiles: 1 Dornoch | 2 Sierra Leone | 3 Mystik Dan | 4 Catching Freedom | 5 Catalytic | 6 Just Steel | 7 Honor Marie | 8 Just a Touch | 9 Encino | 10 T O Password | 11 Forever Young | 12 Track Phantom | 13 West Saratoga | 14 Endlessly | 15 Domestic Product | 16 Grand Mo the First | 17 Fierceness | 18 Stronghold | 19 Resilience | 20 Society Man | 21 Epic Ride

Kentucky Derby picks: Michelle Yu | Bob Weir | Jody Demling | Exotics

So what key information could decide how Epic Ride performs in the Kentucky Derby? And how does the post draw affect his chances? ... Join SportsLine now to get a full profile on Epic Ride and every other horse in the Kentucky Derby!