Foaled May 1, 1982 in Pennsylvania, he was purchased for $10,200 as a yearling by trainer Henry L. Carroll who owned one-third along with partners Jay Garsman and Martin Scheinman.
[4] In 1989 his wins included three Grade I races: the United Nations Handicap, Man o' War Stakes and Turf Classic.
[5] Yankee Affair finished second to Steinlen in the voting for the 1989 Eclipse Award for American Champion Male Turf Horse.
[6] In 1990, Yankee Affair won the Red Smith Handicap at New York's Belmont Park [7] On November 6, 1990, Yankee Affair ran his last race at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York, finishing second in the Knickerbocker Handicap.
Yankee Affair died in 1991 from complications following surgery for a hairline fracture of the left pastern.