What does this mean for horse racing today?
By: Marisa Urbano, Staff Member
SPRINGFIELD, PA– Arson is suspected in a blaze that killed 13 thoroughbreds in a barn at the Lincoln Downs Race Track here this morning, one day before the start of the racing season.
The arson squad is assigned to investigate the fire. Bernard Perry, fire chief, said “The fire exploded near the center of the barn. Flames were shooting out of the building when we got here.”
The fire smoldered until noon leaving only several rows of charred wooden supports remaining.
The fire started in middle of the barn; nowhere near the heaters and electrical outlets in the tack rooms at the ends of the barn.
The fire affected 25 horses stabled within the structure, with 15 horses dead, including 13 thoroughbreds and two saddle horses. The other 10 horses escaped, although two of the 10 ran through the barnyard stampeding with their backs on fire. Two other horses died in the blaze, and two were badly burned as they stampeded out of the barnyard with fire on their backs.
Albert Ramos, a jockey, stared in shock as the building burned, “Those are my best friends…” As he pointed to the surviving horses he also stated, “I love horses more than I do people. I feel like I want to cry.”
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