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Three Chimneys Employees Helped Save Horses

Three Chimneys Employees Helped Save Horses

Three Chimneys Farm president Case Clay is praising two farm employees who went into a burning barn the night of July 24 to rescue two broodmares.

 Monday, July 25, 2011

Lightning Causes Barn Fire at Three Chimneys

There were no fatalities to humans or horses when a broodmare barn at Robert N. Clay's Three Chimneys Farm was destroyed by fire after being struck by lightning Sunday evening, July 24.

 Monday, July 25, 2011

27 Horses Killed in West Virginia Barn Fire

An early morning fire on Labor Day killed at least 27 horses stabled at three barns located across from Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in Ranson, W.Va.

 Monday, September 06, 2010

Five Fillies Die in Central Kentucky Barn Fire

Five Thoroughbred fillies scheduled to be sold at the Keeneland September Yearling Sale were killed Thursday when a fire believed caused by lightning destroyed a barn at Oscar Penn Jr.'s Penn Farm near Lexington, Ky.

 Friday, August 08, 2003

Two Barns Burn at Woodbine; Sunday Racing Canceled

Woodbine Racecourse canceled Sunday racing as a result of an overnight fire in two barns on the track's backetretch. Track officials said some horses were believed to have died in the 3 a.m. blaze in barns 7 and 7A but additional details were not immediately available.

 Sunday, August 04, 2002

Electricity Possible Cause of Fatal Barn Fire

Leading New York owner Carl Lizza hoped to broaden the scope of his mostly homebred racing stable by buying a large number of yearlings in 2001. His hopes perished in a late-afternoon barn fire Feb. 23 that killed 22 horses in training at Mike O'Farrell's Ocala Stud in Florida.

 Monday, February 25, 2002