SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Upset. Jim Dandy. Onion. Prove Out.
Now add Keen Ice.
Trained by Louisville’s Dale Romans, Donegal Racing’s 16-1 shot Keen Ice – who had one victory in his prior 10 starts -- joined the pantheon of stunning upsets in New York racing, bulling ahead in the final strides to beat Triple Crown heartthrob American Pharoah by three-quarters of a length in Saturday’s $1.6 million Travers Stakes.
With Saratoga Race Course living up to its reputation as the “Graveyard of Champions,” Whirlaway, in 1941, remains the only horse to win the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont and Travers Stakes.