 Rick in 1986 | |
 Rick in 2009 | |
| Rick Yanko | |
| Portrayed by | Greg Felden (1986) Michael Enright (2009) |
| Episode | Dead Heat |
| Status | Alive |
Rick Yanko is a minor character from "Dead Heat". He is an Australian expatriate who became a horse jockey in Philadelphia. He lost at the William Penn Million Dollar Derby and blamed Sonny Sandoval for teaching Angelo Rivera some dirty tricks to win.
Rick was paralyzed when a horse fell on him during a race in 1992 and is confined to a wheelchair. He is the first to tell the cold case team that Sonny was not healthy. He pointed out Randall Baxter as a suspect in Sonny's death. Rick is last seen having a drink with Detective Nick Vera (who he did not like at first).