American Pharoah overtaken by Keen Ice down domestic stretch
Defeat at Saratoga snaps eight-race win streak for 1-5 favoriteOwner Ahmed Zayat: “My intestine feeling right now is to retire him”The Graveyard of Champions claimed another favorite on Saturday afternoon at Saratoga Race Course,when Keen Ice ran down American Pharoah in the lane to deny him victory in the Travers Stakes.
In defeat, American Pharoah joins Gallant Fox, and Secretariat and Affirmed as Triple Crown winners that came to Saratoga and lost,along with a host of other champions and favorites to be bested by the track in Saratoga Springs.
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Source: theguardian.com