Wasnt there some feud betw george and the big m. That resulted in him losing drives at big m. And if you dont drive youngsters there you lose much chance of being in grand circuit. My recollection the feud had something to do with a quote about pena.
Regardless, i just thought george had decided the purse structure was such at yonkers that he could make good $ just riding there.
I thought his move in the first turn to get over to the inside was what won the gerrity. Watch how quickly he saw and deftly grabbed the three hole.