Had to re-watch this race because of Rich Strike’s unbelievable Kentucky Derby win. One for the ages!

Met one of Keen Ices owners the morning of the race. He was kind enough to give my husband and I two extra tickets he had. We wished him well and bet on his horse….BEST DAY EVER!

"The graveyard of champions has claimed another" Goosebumps

This is all starting to make sense now

Who’s here after Keen Ice’s son won The Derby?

I came here to watch this race because his son won the Kentucky Derby

Keen Ice has been the one to watch ever since the Haskell race. The way he poured in on towards the end of that race to place 2nd, you knew he wanted it! AP is a great horse, but so are all the others, they each have their day, I'm glad today was Keen Ice's day to shine :)

#21 Rich Strike 80-1 won the 148th Kentucky Derby sired by Keen Ice 🥹 Jockey: Sonny Leon Trainer: Eric Reed

And his son wins the Kentucky derby 2022

It was a great race. Keen ice reeled him in this time though. A big assist goes to Frosted. He really pushed AP down the stretch.

Who would've thought keen ice would sire a kentucky derby winner. Wow.

I wish people would stop knocking KEEN ICE! Dale Romans is one of my favorite trainers and old school all the way! He never ducks anyone in big races! I was ecstatic when KEEN ICE ran down AMERICAN PHAROAH. I yelled so loud i am hoarse! I am very happy right now. i am not knocking AMERICAN PHAROAH. To defeat the triple crown winner is fantastic. Especially Saratoga's reputation as "Graveyard of Champions" once again reared it's head!

"And the triple crown winner moves on to the back stretch at Saratoga." As a resident of the Saratoga area and long time track-goer, and being there that day (you can't hear the announcing live due to crowd sound) that line still gives me chills. I may never hear/see that again.

rich strike the son of keen ice has the same type of racing style. love rich strike and the story behind him. here it is. rich strike is still loved even though he did not win the belmont stakes. he will have other chances. he has fantastic genes. the father of rich strike is keen ice. the mother of rich strike is gold strike. his grandfathers are curlin and smart strike. all 4 were very good race horses. still cannot believe calumet farm put him in a $30,000 claiming race (his second race) as a 2 year old after finishing last the race prior (his first race). i am sure reed was following him since he was a baby. good for dixon junior, leon, reed and dawson. reed is the mastermind behind rich strike. he is surrounded by many solid people. it is good to hear that reed cares more about the health of a horse versus profit. rich strike is such a beautiful powerful horse. america needs this fairy tale story to continue and it will.

Keen ice son Rich Strike wins the Kentucky derby today 2022

Who's here because of Rich Strike?

GREAT JOB/ GREAT PLAN Keen Ice. You did it! Congrats. AND FROSTED. WOW......that run was a "sit on the edge of your seat" race. WOW. Frosted is the only horse that kept up with and stayed with and made American Pharoah work for that win...which he got taken away by ANOTHER amazing fast horse/ Keen Ice. I knew Ice had it in him. Just a matter of timing. GREAT play boys. Great job Frosted, Keen Ice and AP. Was a thrilling race and glad to see it posted here again as Keen Ice retires now to Calumet farms for stud duty.

Thank you, Frosted, for being the first horse to ever truly test American Pharoah. He's had everything his own way up until this point, and I'd been very keen to see how he'd do under pressure. Congratulations to Keen Ice for the win.

I have been following KEEN ICE since the winter. I was hoping one of these races had his name on it! Big Congrats To Dale Romans with another huge upset and Donegal Racing/Jerry Crawford for not ducking anybody and having a top class operation with a top class Trainer! KEEN ICE! KEEN ICE! KEEN ICE! 😄

Can’t wait for the this race this August! Hoping all the big names are racing and I’ll just go ahead and say it, RS will be ready to avenge his disappointing Belmont run and win at the place his Dad won. 🙏🏻

Keen Ice... Thank you for the exciting times.. Now it's your time to STUD..

AP and Frosted wore each other out early and Keen Ice nailed them both.

The announcer was totally exhausted after that call. Cheers from Saratoga

Keen Ice always had the talent; it took a while, but he finally showed it on the track! Let's see if he can use this as a springboard.

I still contend that if there was more distance to run and Keen Ice had come in to Pharoah's peripheral vision, he might have dug deep and held him off. To my mind, Pharoah just didn't see him until it was too late. Still, to me this race shows just how great Pharoah was - speed, endurance, and a will to win.

Graveyard of champs!!!! i love it!!

Dale Romans and Eric Reed are good friends. Rich Strike is showing more speed in his recent workouts. Also of note is that Ain’t Life Grand is using Romans’ stalls at Saratoga and Dale and Kelly Hon Hemel, who trains Ain’t Life Grand are also close friends. Tammy Fox has been working ALG, including a ridiculously fast 45 and 4 half mile this past Saturday. Now consider that this horse is a closer with this kind of brilliance. 🤔 Epicenter will be overbet.

keen ice is very proud of his son rich strike. they race the same way.

Another thing of importance...in his 8 straight wins not one horse ever challenged AMERICAN PHAROAH and looked him in the eye until today when FROSTED (I was surprised he was out there putting pressure on AP. Anyone else?) FROSTED engaged AP for a mile and AP for the first time was in a dogfight and had no resistance for KEEN ICE, Look...i am a very happy race fan right now! Javier Castellano a record 5 Travers! Wow!😄

One of the biggest upsets in horse racing history. Saratoga remains the " Graveyard" of Triple Crown winners.

AP is a great horse, but I was hoping for the upset. Nicely done Keen Ice!

And just a few years later his son, Rich Strike, shook the world of horse racing at the Kentucky Derby. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

The real surprise isn't that American Pharoah didn't win, it's that he didn't finish up the track. He looked finished at the top of the stretch.

Fortunately the bad guy lost that day (not talking about the horse). Great job by Larry Colmus to spot Keen Ice when he did. And that's a great VOICE-CRACK!

1941 Whirlaway achieves the Superfecta (the only horse to do so far). Galliant Fox [1930] Affirmed [1978] American Pharoah [2015] are the only other horses to attempt this (Duke of Magenta [1878] and Grenada [1880] both never ran in the Kentucky as it was a new race in 1875 so east coast owners didn't bother. Both of these early horses won the Preakness, Belmont and Travers Stakes 2015 American Pharoah achieves the Grand Slam (only horse to achieve this so far) 2018 Justify wins the Triple Crown (the only horse to achieve a triple crown undefeated so far 6: 6-0-0)

Keen ice was my Derby pick if AP had to lose good it was to him!

Frosted really pressed him, and then American Pharoah was tiring out at the top of the stretch already as he was asked to go way too early. It seems like a miracle to me that he was able to hold on to his lead until the last furlong, really. I still think American Pharoah is a brilliant horse and he will hopefully show it in the Breeders' Cup, but his connections did what Secretariat's and many others' did, as well; Run the "superhorse" in all the rich races and never let it rest properly. Greedy. This sucks. Pharoah just wasn't ready for another race yet. But great race by Keen Ice, anyway! It was only a matter of time until he took home a big win.

now that my well scrubbed friends is a horse race...he rode keen ice like he was on honor code dude man so sic!

Mr. Zayat was euphoric about this horse not taking a break! Mr. Baffert gave earlier advice about shipping him to Saratoga for prestige-(50/50 chance to win). They rolled the dice & came up a little short. He has 7 good weeks for resting & training before taking on B.C. Classic.....

Great call.

the Larry Owings of Horse Racing

I was there hoping to see history. Still had a great time at the spa.

From an Irish horse racing fan, I rarely watch American racing, but American Pharaoh really caught my attention with his US Triple Crown victory. The main thing that you can take from this race is that he didn't run close to his rating. A campaign this long is gruelling, asking a lot of a horse, especially the way in which AP tends to make the running. This is a great shame, and will forever tarnish his legacy, regrettably.

As for American Pharoah... ran his heart out and was second best! Hey, it happens... he did very, very well to hold off the challenge of Frosted - who looked like the most likely winner at the top of the stretch.

JAVIER CASTELLANO ORGULLO VENEZOLANO Y GANANDO ABAJO COMO UN CAMPEÓN. QUE SIGAN LOS ÉXITOS. ERES UN GRANDE.

Larry culmus is the best race caller EVER.

American Pharoah Gave Us the Thrill of Racing We all been waiting for!!! Just like Zenyatta and Big Red Roared!!! Other than those U.s Stallions all others are Irrelevant to an Extant!!!

you have one more race to add don't forget

The "warm up" run the day before the Travers did AP in. He went way too hard...the exercise rider didn't do his job to keep him reeled in that Friday.

Lookin back now he might be greatest horse ever

Makes sense this is Rich Strikes dad

Keen Ice with the Jockey venezuelan Jose Javier Castellanos, wins The Travers Stake 2015 in Saratoga - New York. Keen Ice wins to triple crown 2015 American Pharoah. JJ Castellanos from Venezuela for the world.

When two horses duel for the lead they use up a lot of energy and will be vulnerable to a horse coming from off the pace. The horses were walking home (26.49 for the last quarter) and the least bad stayer won. I think that a top-class European staying colt like Jack Hobbs or New Bay would have won this quite easily.

Choose your parents wisely! Rick Strike can attest to that!

Superfecta: 7-2-6-1: Keen Ice (Javier Castellano), American Pharoah (Victor Espinoza), Frosted (Jose Lezcano), Upstart.

Pressure will bust a pipe. meaning Frosted made him run from 1/2 to one mile. Victor liked to let Pharaoh get a rest from those poles. Frosted made him use more so Keen Ice had less horse to catch that day.

I KNEW this was going to happen!!! Keen Ice looked REALLY nice in the Haskell. The jockey asked for more too late at that race. However, A.P would've still won. If Zayat and Baffert are smart about this, they would let A.P rest for the Breeders Cup and skip the Pa. Derby. Greed was blinding them for this race. I would've sat A.P out of the Haskell and let him run this instead. A.P has been traveling too much which wears him down and Saratoga is a long track. Frosted was pushing him the whole time and that played a major part as well. He just didn't look like himself today. Keen Ice is a speed horse and has no problem coming from behind. He got that from his father, Curlin. His resume isn't that impressive but he is a good horse. Congrats to Keen Ice.

absolutely loved this race...besides bob as the trainer i hated every connection to Pharoah. easy for me to root against the owner and jockey with that horse.Thank you Keen Ice!

Wow.. Pour on the Power..

de venezuela para el Cementerio de los Campeones, Castellano "American Pharoah welcome to satatoga, RIP"

It was like 2004 Belmont Stakes when Birdstone beated Smarty Jones with 100 feet to the Finish and I knew Keen Ice was gonna win and I had the trifecta box that time

Pharoah always had things his way on the lead ..until Frostad with a new and aggressive rider looked him in the eyes..if Rosario hadnt got injured earlier on the card.Pharoah would have won with his usual easy pace..as Rosario always stalked with Frostad..but Jose Lescano..was more aggresive and he took it to him early..setting it up for the deep closer Keen Ice..

Much love and respect to Frosted… AP could not rate…

i was there that day to see it in person frosted fouled A.P like 3 times and it was super hot and very humid he was gassed at the wire no excuses for a.p but frosted did all the dirty work so keenice could get up..A.p won the derby like 6 wide off the pace his races may look easy and thats cause the best horses make there own trips..

Zayat is greedy and always has been. No horse tested Pharoah and so handed him the crown. I still say that Mr Z is still trying to finish the Preakness because that's the kind of field this is. If Pharoah was 'struggling' and they still couldn't catch him until late? I mean..come on. Thank you, Frosted, for showing up and truly testing AP for once. Now we know that if he's actually tested, it's not always going to work out. Should have been testing him from the beginning. Thank you, VialliForever for agreeing with me.

"Castellano que bueno baila usted"

I have been giving AP my respect begrudgingly. His victory in the Haskell was SO EASY.... looked much more like a workout than a race, I was becoming a believer. I don't necessarily agree that the Haskell didn't move him forward enough. He has been working well for Baffert. He's done a lot of shipping, that's for sure. The big thing is I believe AP earned only 109 Beyer for Haskell. Two other great colts since the 90's, Holy Bull and Ghostzapper, both earned 122 in Met Mile and GZ earned 128 in Iselin. These were also won easy, in hand. So i don't think AP is in with the likes of Secretariat, SSlew, Affirmed , and Spectacular Bid. He may yet redeem himself in BC Classic but its hard to envision AP getting to the lofty level of the greats before him.

Good Ride Superman Clark Kent😁

keen ice ran down american pharoah. he has a beautiful son named rich strike.

As much of an east coast racing fan I am. I’m proud of Zayat for putting American Pharoah in the travers. He wasn’t good enough for that deep ground though. Justify would gotten smoked by Catholic Boy and Mendelssohn this year

I will say, though, that he DID look thin to me. In the Paddock right before the face he was on camera. and then Jerry Bailey said he was 'elongated' and I thought 'that's not 'elongated'..that's thin' So..whether the past races were a joke or not, that's not good. that wasn't elongated, that was thin.

🪱 Joel rosairo aggressive and impatient ride costs american pharoah to lose also his own chance to win the race .

Don't forget AP got his revenge on Keen Ice and Frosted in the Breeder's Cup classic his next and last race as he easily won the Grand Slam of racing in the final race of his career to retire a CHAMPION! And still the only horse to ever sweep the Triple Crown and capture the BCC!!

I read somewhere that American Pharoah was turned over in this race. I watched it just now and it was an upset, bit like Golden Horn at York, being turned over by Arabian Queen.

Btw? Victor Espinoza is accusing Jose Lezcano of intentionally trying to injure AMERICAN PHAROAH. Lol, Please. U can say Lezcano was aggresive but give me a break. Were the other riders supposed to give AP an uncontested lead on the front end and have his own way? It sounded like Espinoza was a very sore loser.

The knocks against KEEN ICE continue today and i am extremely unhappy! I will tell it like it is! People act like that this is the first time in history that a horse has been upset in a famous race! These aren't fans. These are people who are johnny come lately to racing and mouth off with no knowledge in their brains about anything! Period!

Prized beats Sunday Silence Birdstone beats Smarty Jones This race is a repeat

Btw, did anybody noticed how NBC disparaged the winner? Not even the trophy presentation! Absolutely terrible! And Jerry Bailey? Omg! Please! Jerry looked so stunned u thought he got word his family died! Wtf? Right down to the rich blue bloods crying! Are u freaking kidding me! The overkill was wayyyyyyy too much! Somebody should tell NBC Dale Romans is a fantastic trainer and not talk to him like he is a fluke who got lucky! Shame on all of them!

He's no Frankel

All great horses lose at some point. Secratariat had 3 career losses

The Larry Collmus copy and paste style of race calling

Should have stopped with the Crown? Breeding fees. Why risk the horse getting hurt? The ladies are waiting😊

Know this: The ONLY reason Keen Ice eked out the 2015 Travers was because Baffert allowed American Pharoah to run a foolishly fast 1-1/4 mile public workout THE DAY BEFORE THE TRAVERS.

Have to say that people talk about Zayat and his greed on here? might be merit to this. He talks about racing AP for the fans? Please. He claims no but i forgot the actual article that back in january before AP raced at 3 he forked over $ in rights and to get his $ back AP had to keep running 1st and 2nd and keep racing. i believe it to be true. He denies it. To me? Nobody does nothing for the fans.

AP should have rested until the breeders cup. It's all about greed for the owner and the trainer to run the horse without a brake. Shame on them.

Michael Angelo).. what do you call it? Misfortune? He wasnt on his Game? He is the Triple crown winner for christ sakes.. let me ask you this.Its 9 PM on a friday You just worked out for 3 hours after a 40 hour hectic work week,running errands,driving the kids to 7 different places..your bea from the human race and the toll it put on you.I come into your life,bang cymbols at 3 AM,drag you out of bed and force you to run 3 miles,no breskfast,no prep,no warmups..You wont make it will you.Nope,just like AP..gets flown in 2 days,hardly a workout or sauna bath and then bang out of the gate after he just ran a few weeks ago and a few months ago after busting his ass to do something no horse has done in ages and you say no GREED! AP.doesn't know what greed is but his owners sure do.What was that comment Mr Baffert( We will.aplogize to AP) I hope he kicks you both in the Ass!!!.He was mistreated here and if you cannot see that your blinders are still on bud!

And the connections of Beholder are now sitting at home salivating at the prospect of facing American Pharoah in this year's Breeders Cup Classic, provided he's not retired to stud before the race ever happens? They don't call Saratoga the "graveyard of champions" for nothing folks.

That horse fell apart

Btw....so sick and damn tired of hearing what a great trainer Todd Pletcher is! Really? Cannot wait for MADEFROMCRAPPY run in the grade 2 Pennsylvania Derby at Parx against the 3rd and 4th rate 3yo like MR. JORDAN, SUPER COLASSAL, WAR STORY etc! Maybe Mr Triple Crown thinks MADEFROMLOUSY deserves an award for beating up on donkeys earning easy money? lol

Too much hype. Not enough horse.

rich strike the son of keen ice has the same type of racing style. love rich strike and the story behind him. here it is. rich strike is still loved even though he did not win the belmont stakes. he will have other chances. he has fantastic genes. the father of rich strike is keen ice. the mother of rich strike is gold strike. his grandfathers are curlin and smart strike. all 4 were very good race horses. still cannot believe calumet farm put him in a $30,000 claiming race (his second race) as a 2 year old after finishing last the race prior (his first race). i am sure reed was following him since he was a baby. good for dixon junior, leon, reed and dawson. reed is the mastermind behind rich strike. he is surrounded by many solid people. it is good to hear that reed cares more about the health of a horse versus profit. rich strike is such a beautiful powerful horse. america needs this fairy tale story to continue and it will.

keen ice is very proud of his son rich strike. they race the same way.

rich strike the son of keen ice has the same type of racing style. love rich strike and the story behind him. here it is. rich strike is still loved even though he did not win the belmont stakes. he will have other chances. he has fantastic genes. the father of rich strike is keen ice. the mother of rich strike is gold strike. his grandfathers are curlin and smart strike. all 4 were very good race horses. still cannot believe calumet farm put him in a $30,000 claiming race (his second race) as a 2 year old after finishing last the race prior (his first race). i am sure reed was following him since he was a baby. good for dixon junior, leon, reed and dawson. reed is the mastermind behind rich strike. he is surrounded by many solid people. it is good to hear that reed cares more about the health of a horse versus profit. rich strike is such a beautiful powerful horse. america needs this fairy tale story to continue and it will.