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Article via Americas Best Racing Honaker with his wife, Sarah, at Saratoga prior to Keen Ice's Travers win. (Photos courtesy of Eliot Honaker) A few years ago, Eliot Honaker started contemplating what it would be like to have racehorses but he could’ve never imagined that his first venture into ownership...

Article via Thoroughbred Daily News, Andrew Caulfield Excuse me for dipping into my own back catalogue again, but something I wrote in early-February for Thoroughbred Owner & Breeder has some relevance to the thrilling events in the GI Travers S.: “It has long been said that England and America are...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Triple Crown winner American Pharoah came up short in the $1.6 million Travers Stakes on Saturday, losing to Keen Ice by three-quarters of a length before a sold-out and stunned crowd at Saratoga Race Course. American Pharoah came into the race as the overwhelming favorite, but...

Article via New York Times, Joe Drape.  ARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — They were fully aware of this historic racetrack’s reputation for felling iconic horses like Gallant Fox and Affirmed, as well as immortal ones, like the great Secretariat. They also knew of its charms, how racehorses are not only loved...

Article via USA TODAY, Photo by Hans Pennink American Pharoah, the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years, was overtaken by Keen Ice and lost in the $1.6 million Travers Stakes, racing's Mid-summer Derby, at sold-out Saratoga Race Course on Saturday. Keen Ice, trained by Dale Romans and ridden by...

Article via ESPN Trainer Dale Romans confirmed Aug 13 that William Hill Haskell Invitational runner-up Keen Ice will breeze Aug. 15 in preparation for a start in the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course Aug. 29. The Travers could be the Curlin colt's fourth matchup in as many races against...

Article via The Des Moines Register, John Naughton. Photo: Getty Images The horses are expected to meet again Aug. 29 in the 146th running of the Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. It’s 11/4-mile race is well-suited for Keen Ice; Sunday’s distance was 11/8-mile. American Pharoah...

Article via The Courier-Journal, Jennie Rees OCEANPORT, N.J. – Even before Wednesday afternoon's announcement that Monmouth Park was raising the purse for Sunday's William Hill Haskell Invitational $750,000 to $1.75 million, horse owner Jerry Crawford was looking at the perks that can't be monetized. That's why he opted to take...

Article via The Courier-Journal, Jennie Rees Donegal Racing's Keen Ice, third in the Belmont Stakes in his last start, has joined the small collection of horses whose connections are game to take on Triple Crown winner American Pharoah in the $1 million Haskell Invitational Aug. 2 at Monmouth Park in...

Article via Blood-Horse Shesthewinner became the first winner for grade I winner and classic-placed Paddy O'Prado   when the 2-year-old filly won the fifth race atGulfstream Park June 25 (VIDEO). Sent off at 25-1 in the five-furlong maiden claimer, Shesthewinner tracked the early pace along the inside, moved up along the rail in the turn,...