Sports | American Pharoah American Pharoah Wraps Up Career in Unexpected Way Triple Crown winner actually loses in Travers Stakes By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Aug 29, 2015 5:25 PM CDT Copied Keen Ice, left, with jockey Javier Castellano, moves past Triple Crown winner American Pharoah, with Victor Espinoza, to win the Travers Stakes horse race at Saratoga. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink) Triple Crown winner American Pharoah has been beaten, losing to Keen Ice in the $1.6 million Travers Stakes before a stunned crowd today at Saratoga Race Course. American Pharoah came into the race as the overwhelming favorite, but lost the lead entering the far turn and just didn't have the energy to catch Keen Ice. The upset solidified Saratoga's reputation as the "Graveyard of Favorites." Only one of 12 Triple Crown winners has been able to go on and win the Travers. Read These Next Husband of the Coldplay 'Kiss Cam' woman breaks his silence. Amy Coney Barrett weighs in a possible third Trump term. Wall Street is getting twitchy over falling lumber prices. Trump rips Tom Hanks after West Point cancels award ceremony. Report an error