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Tulsa, Okla. As my wife and I were watching movers pack up our old apartment in Las Vegas, my phone blew up with angry reaction to a development that had become tiringly familiar lately. “No Indiana Grand for Nevada horseplayers,” was the gist of one Tweet. “Such a petty disservice in an industry that needs every ounce of interest/attraction it can muster,” was another reaction. It went on in another Tweet. “J-O-K-E. An issue for how many years?” You can take the boy out of Las Vegas, but you cannot take the dispute between the Nevada Pari-Mutuel Association and Churchill Downs In...

Horse & Hound Trending: 16 April, 2021 10:55 Rescuers saved 58 horses from the fire in a barn (not pictured) at Belmont Park. Credit: Getty Images Horse & Hound is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Two horses died a barn fire in New York state but 58 were saved thanks to the efforts of rescuers. Thanks to horsemen, the Elmont Fire Department and New York Racing Association (NYRA), the 58 horses were rescued from the blaze in a barn at Belmont Park, which started on Tuesday evenin...

Horsemen Come Together To Save Lives Amid Fire At Belmont Park Sponsored by: Trainer Robert Falcone Jr. was one of the first on the scene of Tuesday's tragic fire at Belmont Park's Barn 60 A heroic effort from horsemen, the Elmont Fire Department and New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) security personnel saved the lives of 58 horses following a quick response to Tuesday's active fire in Barn 60 at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. Barn 60's alarm and sprinkler system immediately notified NYRA's security personnel at Gate 6 at the onset of the fire. NYRA security notified the Elmont ...

A tragic barn fire on Tuesday (April 13) at Belmont Park in New York has claimed the lives of two thoroughbred racehorses. On Tuesday evening at approximately 6:05 p.m., the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) responded to an active fire affecting Barn 60 at Belmont Park. NYRA security was joined by backstretch staff in rendering immediate assistance to the horses stabled in the barn at the time of the incident. The fire was restricted to Barn 60 which holds stalls for horses under the care of trainers Wayne Potts and Jeffrey Englehart. A total of 58 horses were safely evacuated from the...

Two horses die in barn fire on Belmont Park backstretch Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Tuesday, April 13, 2021 ELMONT, N.Y. (AP) - The New York Racing Association said two horses died as the result of a fire Tuesday night on the backstretch at Belmont Park. NYRA said it responded to a barn fire at 6:05 p.m. and that 58 of the 60 horses under the care of trainers Wayne Potts and Jeffrey Englehart were safely evacuated. Two of Potts’ horses died in the fire, according to NYRA, which rep...