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Brother O'Connell finished 1st at Belmont Park on June 18, 2015 in Race 9. He established the front shortly after the start and showed the way in hand along the inside. The question now is what's next for Brother. The NY Bred NW1 at 1 1/8th miles is about four...

Article via The Des Moines Register, John Naughton. Photo by Anthony Grupp uso/USA TODAY Sports American Pharoah earned a place in thoroughbred history by winning the Triple Crown race Saturday at Belmont Park. Jerry Crawford of Des Moines had his eyes directed to Keen Ice, the third-place finisher in the...

It was indeed an epic day in horse racing history. Those of us who were there will never forget the sonic boom of noise that rolled across Belmont Park as Pharoah made his way down the stretch. While some of us Donegal types may have been watching Ice instead of...

Lucky Number Seven for Keen Ice! The Post Position Draw in Rockefeller Center yesterday was a lot of fun. They interviewed all of the connections. See our video below.Keen Ice could not be doing any better and everyone who sees him comments favorably. We are very confident that Keen Ice can...

Article via Kentucky.com, Alicia Wincze Hughes LOUISVILLE — Sports offers few fan bases as fervent and biting as those in New York. Earn their favor, and you're hailed like the Second Coming. Draw their ire, and the taunts come at you like cannonballs on fire. Jerry Crawford's dream scenario for...

Exerpt via Bleacher Report, Chris Roling. Photo by Garry Jones/Associated Press KEEN ICE Lost in the hype of Bob Baffert, Pletcher and others is Dale Romans, who trots a notable contender by the name of Keen Ice to New York. Keen Ice finished just seventh at Churchill Downs before sitting...

Article via Blood-Horse, Lenny Shulman The hits just keep on coming for Donegal Racing, the partnership group formed by Des Moines-based attorney Jerry Crawford with a main goal is to have horses running in the 3-year-old classics. Donegal has succeeded with grade I winners such as Paddy O'Prado   and Dullahan. Chalk up another...

Article via The Courier-Journal, Jonathan Lintner. Photo by Garry Jones/Associated Press Kent Desormeaux missed winning a Triple Crown aboard trainer Bob Baffert's Real Quiet by a nose in 1998. This Saturday, he'll look to play spoiler for another Baffert bid. The veteran jockey, who also rode Big Brown in 2008...

Article via The Courier-Journal, photo by Jennie Rees With Triple Crown hopeful American Pharoah walking the morning after a workout, Keen Ice was the only horse on the track during the special time Churchill Downs is allotting to Belmont Stakes contenders. But Keen Ice put on a show that delighted...

Content via Horse Racing Nation Trainer Dale Romans joined Horse Racing Nation's Joe Kristufek and Mark Midland at HRN headquarters last night to discuss his shot at the Belmont with Keen Ice. Romans talked about his opinion on American Pharoah's chances and how he thinks his own horse will do against stiff competition. ...