Levinson bought Lost Code as an unraced 2-year-old for $30,000 through trainer William Donovan and won a dozen stakes with him in the name of Wendover Stable. A son of Codex, Lost Code won seven consecutive stakes his 3-year-old season in 1987, including the Arlington Classic (gr. I) and Ohio Derby (gr. II). His big wins as a 4-year-old came in the Oaklawn Handicap (gr. I) over Cryptoclearance and Gulch, and the Michigan Mile and One-Eighth (gr. II), Massachusetts (gr. II) and Razorback (gr. II) Handicaps. Lost Code earned a career total of $2,085,396.

Born in Roanoke, Va., Levinson was a partner in Donie Bush Thoroughbred Farm and was president for 50 years of Tomke Aluminum Co., a division of United Iron & Metal Co., until retiring in 1989. Gov. Marvin Mandel appointed him to the Maryland Racing Commission in 1973, and he served until 1978.