Yonkers, Yankees On 'Alumni Show'

"Yonkers Raceway and the New York Yankees" is the story told by Freddie Hudson, host of the Harness Racing Alumni Show, this week.

Hudson presents the interesting, historical scenario of how Yonkers Raceway was born, and intimate details about the Raceway's founder and builder, William H. Clarke, and how the Raceway's inception led to his financial ruin and his untimely passing. Additionally, Hudson shares how a 'twist of fate' at the harness racetrack led to the birth of the legendary New York Yankees.

This episode can be accessed below.

(with files from the Harness Racing Alumni Show)