Yonkers: Keystone Velocity upsets in rich George Morton Levy Series final

Keystone Velocity and driver Dan Dube made their presence felt early and late to capture the $529,000 George Morton Levy Series final at Yonkers Raceway on Saturday night. The 9-year-old son of Western Hanover scored in a photo over Somewhere In L A, with favored Missile J settling for third.

McWicked left alertly from the pole position, with Keystone Velocity leaving from post four and forcing the action through the first turn. Somewhere In L A and driver Jason Bartlett were three-deep during the opening turn but relented into a four-hole behind Blood Brother (Brian Sears). That put Dube and Keystone Velocity in position to get the top in 26 1/5 opening quarter. The winner allowed McWicked to regain on the second turn and sat comfortably in the pocket.

McWicked hit the half in 54 4/45 and was joined by Blood Brother, one-half of the non-coupled Rich Banca-trained pair in the final. Blood Brother applied the pressure and Somewhere In L A followed second-over, with Missile J third-over and Bit Of A Legend N, last year's Levy champion, following the flow.

With three-quarters clocked in 1:22 3/5, the front-end had been softened up as the outer tier started to edge in. Bartlett sent Somewhere In L A wide on the final turn, and his advance was followed wider by the favorite and five-deep by Bit Of A Legend N. For a brief period it appeared as if Somewhere In L A would hold off the closers and secure the victory, but Dube was able to find clearance in the passing lane and rallied the 11-1 shot to victory in a 1:51 2/5 mile. Somewhere In L A settled for second, with Missile J next, followed by Bit Of A Legend N and Soto.

"I was just hoping Matt (Kakaley driving McWicked) could get me to the lane," said Dube after the race. "Jason's horse (Somewhere In L A) got the jump on me, but my horse dug in."

Keystone Velocity competes for trainer-owner Rene Allard, along with co-owners Kapildeo Singh, Earl Hill and VIP Internet.

Clear Vision won the $100,000 Levy consolation with Brett Miller in the bike, coming first-over and mowing down 9-5 favorite Mach It So in a 1:51 3/5 mile. The 11-year-old was sent off as the 3-1 second choice for trainer John Kokinos. Mach It So finished second, with Caviart Luca third.