Big Apple Upset?

Dear Partners and Friends,

Everything seems bigger here in the Big Apple, right down to the huge crowd at yesterday's post position draw in Rockefeller Center. Lucky Number Seven for Keen Ice. Perfect. Post of 11 prior Belmont winners.

The draw was a lot of fun and they interviewed all of the connections. Here is our video:

Keen Ice could not be doing any better. Everyone who sees him comments favorably. Including comments from DRF's Live Players' Podcast

We are very confident that Keen Ice can get the mile and a half. The only question is whether any of the others can get it faster. American Pharoah is a spectacular horse but not bred to run this far. The challenge will be if he is allowed to go to the front alone and just gallop along. If he does, he will be harder to catch. Todd Pletcher says he is sending Materiality with him and we hope he does!

All of the New York media outlets are getting into the action. Here is an interview from the set of Fox News yesterday: