YONKERS, NY— Yonkers Raceway contested six divisions of the
prestigious George Morton Levy series on Saturday, March 24.
The divisions totaled in $300,000 in purses.
Strand Hanover easily defeated rivals in the opening
division in 1:52.4. Macraider N finished second and Dreamlands Art was third.
Macraider N and Art Two D Two dueled for the lead around the
first turn. Dreamlands Art sat in third and Power Of Tara N was at the inside
in fourth. Art Two D Two hung as Macraider N took them by the quarter in :26.4.
At the top of the stretch, Macraider N still lead the way
and Art Two D Two was first over in second. Valentino came second over and
Strand Hanover followed third over. Macraider N took them by the half in :56.2
(:29.3).
Down the backstretch, Macraider N lead the way and Art Two D
Two was not giving up. Dreamlands Art was in the pocket third and Strand
Hanover came three wide. Valentino was blind switched at three-quarters in
1:24.3 (:28.1).
Into the lane, Macraider N had to fight off Strand Hanover
and Dreamlands Art. Giddy Up Delight fanned from the pylons and came five wide,
closing hard. At the finish, Strand Hanover won it. Macraider N was second,
Dreamlands Art was third, Giddy Up Delight was fourth, Power Of Tara N was
fifth, Valentino was sixth and Art Two D Two finished seventh.
Reibercrombie took advantage of the front speed and closed
to upset at 15-1. Code Word was second and One More Laugh was third.
Code Word took the lead, with One More Laugh first over in
second and Foreign Officer in the pocket third. One More Laugh cleared the lead
at the eighth and Code Word came back onto the outside to retake through a
:27.1 opening quarter.
Into the stretch first time, Code Word lead the way, with
One More Laugh in the pocket second and P H Jackpot came first over from fifth.
Reibercrombie and Stonebridge Tonic followed. Code Word went by the half in
:56.1 (:29).
Down the backstretch, Code Word was unpressured. One More
Laugh was in the pocket second and P H Jackpot was first over in third. Foreign
Officer was buried at the inside and Reibercrombie fanned three wide at
three-quarters in 1:24.4 (:28.3).
At the top of the stretch, Code Word had to fend off One
More Laugh and Foreign Officer as they came up the passing lane. Reibercrombie
was charging three wide and took the lead in the final sixteenth. Reibercrombie
held on to win. Code Word finished second, One More Laugh was third, Foreign
Officer was fourth, P H Jackpot and Stonebridge Tonic dead-heated for fifth and
Shortstacked finished seventh.
Clear Vision showed he was much the best in the third
division of the Levy. Dancin Yankee finished second and Mainland Key N was
third.
Mainland Key N took the lead, with Dancin Yankee in second
and Clear Vision in third. Clear Vision came first over at the eighth pole and
cleared the front at the quarter in :27.4.
No one made a move until the half mile. Fitz’s Z Tam came
first over and Power Of A Moment followed, with Shark’s Legacy third over.
Clear Vision took them by the half in :56.1 (:28.2).
Down the backstretch, Clear Vision was under mild pressure
from Fitz’s Z Tam approaching the three-quarter marker. Power Of A Moment
fanned three wide at three-quarters in 1:24.2 (:28.1).
At the top of the stretch, Clear Vision had open road.
Dancin Yankee came up the passing lane and Mainland Key N was stalled in third.
At the finish, Clear Vision won it in 1:52.3. Dancin Yankee finished second,
Mainland Key N was third, Fitz’s Z Tam was fourth, Shark’s Legacy was fifth,
Bj’s Bequia was sixth and Power Of A Moment was seventh.
Art Z came back to win the fourth division of the Levy in
1:52. Summer Camp was second and Southern Allie was third.
They sat in post position order from the start to the
quarter in :27.1. Nobody made a move until the half in :55.3 (:28.2). Southern
Allie came first over from third and Silent Swing followed with Jk Camelot.
Electrofire was gapping at the pylons approaching three-quarters. Summer Camp
took them by three-quarters in 1:23.3 (:28).
At the top of the stretch, Summer Camp had to endure the
late kick from Art Z as he came up the passing lane. Silent Swing fanned three
wide and Jk Camelot came four wide. Southern Allie hung on the outside down too
the finish. Art Z got up to win it. Summer Camp was second, Southern Allie was
third, Silent Swing was fourth, Jk Camelot was fifth, Rampage Jackson was sixth
and Electrofire finished seventh.
Atochia defeated the fifth division bunch easily in a 1:52.1
victory. Nob Hill High was second and Rock To Glory was third.
Line Officer went for the lead, with Atochia first over in
second and Flipper J was in third. Atochia cleared the lead at the eighth pole
and drew clear by about 3 lengths at the quarter in :27.2.
Atochia lead the way down the stretch, with Line Officer in
the pocket and Flipper J in third. Flipper J came first over, supplying cover
to Rock To Glory and River Shark. Atochia took them by the half in :56.3
(:29.1).
Down the backstretch, Atochia and Flipper J were wheel to
wheel heading to the three-quarter pole. Rock To Glory moved into a pocket in
third and Nob Hill High closed the gap between them in fourth. Atochia had the
lead at three-quarters in 1:24 (:27.2).
At the top of the stretch, Atochia lead the way. Rock To
Glory came up the passing lane and Nob Hill High was charging three wide.
Flipper J was trying to sustain his position in fourth. At the finish, Atochia
held off Nob Hill High to win. Rock To Glory finished third, Flipper J was
fourth, River Shark was fifth, Urgent Action was sixth and Line Officer
finished last.
Real Nice showed his talent in the Levy series has he held
off Foiled Again in a déjà vu filled final division of the Levy. Blatently Good
was third and Show Me Up was fourth.
Real Nice went for the top, with Blatently Good in second
and Foiled Again in third. Real Nice took the lead and went by the quarter in
:27. Real Nice lead the way down the stretch, with Blatently Good in second and
Foiled Again third. Twin B Legend came first over in the back and Corky Baran
followed that cover. Real Nice took them by the half in :56.1 (:29.1).
Down the backstretch, Real Nice was still in front. Foiled
Again was flushed out first over and was in pursuit of Real Nice. Blatently
Good was in third and the rest of the field was starting to lose contact. Real
Nice had the lead at three-quarters in 1:24.
At the top of the stretch, Real Nice had to fend off
Blatently Good up the passing lane and Foiled Again on the outside. The rest of
the field was about 10 lengths behind the trio. Real Nice and Foiled Again
battled it out to the wire and Real Nice found another gear to win in 1:51.1,
the fastest mile of the night. Foiled Again was second, Blatently Good was
third, Show Me Up was fourth, Boi was fifth, Twin B Legend was sixth and Corky
Baran was seventh.