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State racing board praises heroic actions of workers, who saved lives of other thoroughbreds
The Associated Press
Posted: Dec 08, 2017 12:05 PM ET
Last Updated: Dec 08, 2017 12:05 PM ET
The California Horse Racing Board says approximately 25 racehorses were killed when a wildfire engulfed about eight barns at a training centre in northeast San Diego County. Horses that were in surrounding pastures remain unaccounted for.
A board statement says nearly 500 horses were stabled at the San Luis Rey training centre in Bonsall when the fire erupted amid strong Santa Ana winds Thursday.
The Horse Racing Board says training centre workers risked their lives to free horses from stalls and herd them into safer areas.
Terrified horses gallop from San Luis Rey Downs as the Lilac Fire sweeps through the horse-training facility on Thursday in San Diego. (Paul Sisson/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP)
When it was safe for vans to enter, surviving horses were transported to the Del Mar race track.
Los Alamitos Race Course cancelled its Friday racing program out of sympathy for the owners, trainers and caretakers of the horses that were involved.
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