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The fire erupted at the famed horse tracks just after 6 p.m. Tuesday inside Barn 60, which houses 60 horses, said the New York Racing Association in a statement.

Barn Fire At Belmont Claims The Lives Of Two Horses Sponsored by: Two horses are dead after a barn fire at Barn 60 at Belmont Park on Tuesday evening. According to the New York Racing Association (NYRA), security responded to reports of a barn fire at 6:05 p.m. and was assisted by backstretch employees in the removal of 58 horses stabled there with trainers Wayne Potts and Jeffrey Englehart. The Elmont Fire Department responded, and witnesses said the fire was extinguished quickly. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation by the New York State Fire Marshal and Nassau Coun...

Read / Add Comments A pair of racehorses died and three men were injured when a fire broke out in a barn on the backstretch of Belmont Park, officials announced. First responders were dispatched to the track at approximately 6:05 p.m. on Tuesday, April 13 when there was a fire reported inside the stables at the track on Hempstead Turnpike. In total, 58 of the 60 horses under the care of trainers Wayne Potts and Jeffrey Englehart were safely evacuated, according to the New York Racing Association (NYRA), though two died in the fire. During the fire, three men, ages 57, 39, and 2...

Photo: Twitter: Mark Hennig Two horses died at Belmont Park Tuesday evening after a fire broke out in Barn 60 near the track kitchen on the backstretch. The New York Racing Association said in a news release that it responded to the fire at about 6:05 p.m. EDT, with NYRA security joined by backstretch staff and the Elmont Fire Department "in rendering immediate assistance to the horses stabled in the barn at the time of the incident." The fire was limited to Barn 60, which held 60 horses for trainers Wayne Potts and Jeffrey Englehart. NYRA said 58 horses were safely evacuated from t...

Sponsored by: American Sailor in the winner's circle after the 2020 Troy Stakes Trainer Wayne Potts posted the following on Facebook Tuesday evening, after two of his horses tragically perished in a barn fire at Belmont Park: I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who assisted in removing my horses from the fire this evening. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to every single one of you that put yourselves at risk to make sure 58 horses are able to see another day. The actions of so many this evening proved that this industry is a family with a fier...