Yankee Held First, Daily Racing Form, 1955-06-06

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Yankee Held First Harness racing had its official beginning in 1806. In that year a horse named Yankee trotted to the first accepted record — a mile in 2:59 at Harlem, New York. In 1938, the amazing Greyhound trotted the mile in 1:55% at Lexington, Kentucky to establish the current worlds records . * / i .i


Persistent Link: https://drf.uky.edu/catalog/1950s/drf1955060601/drf1955060601_50_5
Local Identifier: drf1955060601_50_5
Library of Congress Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/unk82075800