Connect was bought for $150,000 at the 2014 Fasig Tipton Kentucky Select Yearling Sale.
He comfortably stalked the leader Wake Up In Malibu until the homestretch, where he took over the lead and went on to win by three and three-quarter lengths.
At the start of the race, Connect stayed in the middle of the field in seventh, then moved up to sixth.
Despite the performance, he went to another graded stakes attempt 28 days later in the Pennsylvania Derby.
With a furlong to go, Awesome Slew and Nyquist began to fall back and were out of contention for winning.
Gun Runner charged on the far outside while Connect fought back intrepidly.
After a 63-day break, Connect was back to try and get his first Grade 1 win to redeem his defeat in the Travers Stakes.
He was just half a length away from victory and just needed to pass the leader Divining Rod.
For every head bob, Divining Rod and Connect traded placings.
After a six-month hiatus, Connect made his return in the Westchester Handicap.
Later he would be forced to retire when Connect suffered a soft tissue injury.
After this Connect was put out to work as a stud at Lanes End Farm.