K-GEEZ!!!

Hours before what was to be a glorious day for thoroughbred racing, tragedy struck Suffolk Downs. A barn fire took the lives of 15 horses, 13 thoroughbreds and two saddle horses. Only the remains of the barn are now visible, as arson officials sort through the remnants for clues. A jockey, Albert Ramos could only watch as workers cleaned up the area. “That’s my best friends…I love horses and want to cry.”

Though heaters were present at the ends of the barn, the fire is believed to have been centered. Fire chief, Jim Connery, “the fire is definitely suspicious.”