Overview
- Vitruvian Man is officially entered in the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, June 6, drawing the rail at Saratoga and listed as the longest shot in the nine-horse field at 30-1.
- Connections paid a $50,000 supplemental fee to add the colt to the Belmont after he finished third in the April Santa Anita Derby.
- Trainer Doug O'Neill says the colt has the stamina for the Belmont's 1¼-mile distance despite a modest record of one win in six starts and a career-best Beyer Speed Figure of 86 that is the lowest in the field.
- The horse is co-owned by Run Fast Racing, which sells fan shares through an app, with celebrity investors including Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty and Rauw Alejandro; Lil Yachty is expected to attend while Rauw Alejandro will not.
- Run Fast Racing's involvement highlights a push to broaden horse racing's audience by letting everyday fans buy into horses and by staging co-owner events if the longshot draws interest.