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Iowa-Owned Horse Flying High

Donegal Racing

Iowa-owned thoroughbred Keen Ice pulled off the upset of the horse-racing season over the weekend.          

The three-year-old raced past Triple-Crown winner American Pharoah down the stretch to win the Travers Stakes by three-quarters of a length Saturday.

The president of Donegal Racing, Jerry Crawford, says the win lifts Keen Ice into the upper echelon of horse racing.

“As of today we’re ranked as the second best three-year-old in North America in a new poll that came out today," he says. "And the sixth best horse overall of any age or sex in North America.”

Next up for Keen Ice is likely the Breeders Cup Classic at Keenland Racetrack in Lexington, Ky., October 31st.

Donegal Racing is made up of 22 Iowa investors.