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Barn Fire Kills Three Horses at Family Home of Fairmount Jockey

A fundraising campaign has been established to help the family of Fairmount Park jockey Elizabeth Thurman after a 12:30 a.m. fire on Sunday killed three horses and destroyed a barn and shed at the family’s home in Belleville, Illinois.

There were no human injuries and the family’s four dogs escaped unharmed. The house, which is about 12 miles south of Fairmount, also suffered damage, according to KSDK-TV.

The horses were described as “young” but were not identified by breed in news reports or on the funding page. They were named Clyde, Psycho and Mike.

Thurman, 23, has been riding since 2018 and is the only regular female jockey in the Fairmount riding colony. She was in Troy, Missouri, at the time of the fire and rushed back home upon learning of the news, KSDK reported.

Last year Thurman suffered a broken leg when a horse flipped over on her, and she was told by doctors that she might never ride again, according to a separate KSDK profile. She resumed riding in March but has been winless on the year from 18 starts.

“Barn is a total loss. We lost three wonderful horses. Lost tools and things I’d had my entire life,” Kelly Thurman posted on the fundraising page. “Tons of priceless photos and memories gone. I am thankful I have my kids and we are all safe. I’ve never been in a place where just I did not know what to do ’til now. Lord please help us through this one.”

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OBS July Catalogue Online

The catalogue for the OBS July Sale of 2-Year-Olds In Training and Horses of Racing Age is now online at www.obssales.com. Supplemental entries will be accepted through this Friday, June 19.

An even 1000 horses have currently been catalogued for the three-day auction, comprised of 988 juveniles in training and 12 older horses. Hips 1-360 are set to go under the hammer Tuesday, July 14, hips 361-720 Wednesday, July 15 and the balance of horses, including any supplements, Thursday, July 16.

There are six scheduled under tack previews for the July Sale beginning Monday, July 6 and running through Saturday, July 11. Batches of 180 horses will breeze each morning beginning at 7:30. The breeze shows will be streamed live at the OBS website and at the TDN homepage.

As it was for the just-concluded Spring Sale, online bidding will be available for the July Sale. Click here for comprehensive details on online bidding.

An iPad version of the catalogue is available at the Equineline Sales Catalogue App, which allows users to download and view the catalog, receive updates and results, record notes and also provides innovative search, sort and rating capability.

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TVG to Offer Full Coverage of Royal Ascot Meet

TVG will offer complete coverage of this week’s Royal Ascot meeting. Coverage, presented by Lane’s End Farm, will feature analysis and insight from Scott Hazelton who will be covering the races remotely from Los Angeles, California. First post time Tuesday through Friday is 8:15 a.m. ET and first post Saturday is 7:40 a.m.

“I was at Royal Ascot the last four years and it provides incredible handicapping challenges and wonderful payoffs in big fields,” said Hazelton. “It is the best week of the year for racing given the international interest and the pride there is. I imagine the international pools will be enormous given the sharp focus of wagering and not being on site for racing fans.”

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Decreases to Indiana 2020 Breeding Program Approved

The Indiana Horse Racing Commission approved cuts to the state’s Thoroughbred breeding program during a virtual meeting last week. With casino closures and the potential for reduced revenues once reopened, funding available for the state’s breeding program decreased significantly. The new projected revenue is estimated to be around $8.2 million, according to a release from the racing commission.

Purses for Indiana-bred stakes have been reduced across the board, with the six Indiana Signature Stakes, typically worth $150,000, reduced to $100,000, and the other 22 restricted Indiana-bred and Indiana-sired stakes to be contested at $75,000. In total, the restricted stakes will pay more than $2 million in 2020.

In addition, the Indiana Breeders Awards percentage will remain at 2019 levels.

“Going into this year’s racing program, we were excited to offer a program with many enhancements; however, due to the unique situation we are now in, many of those elements had to be put on hold until the 2021 program,” said Jessica Barnes, Director of Racing and Breed Development for the Indiana Horse Racing Commission. “I’m thankful the tracks, horsemen’s groups and commission were able to all come together to offer the best program we could during these unprecedented times.”

Barnes continued, “If we get a month or two into the reopening, and projections are better than what we have forecasted, we have the flexibility to go back to the commission with a revised proposal. This is a fluid situation, and our program has the ability to adjust in a manner that will best benefit our breeders, owners and trainers.”

Indiana Grand Racing & Casino was originally scheduled to open Apr. 14, but the track and the backside were closed due to the statewide COVID-19 pandemic quarantine Mar. 16. With approval from the Governor’s Office, the Indiana Horse Racing Commission recently released a phased approach to begin horse racing in Indiana, with the backside of the tracks now open. The plan calls for racing to commence at the two pari-mutuel tracks the week of June 16 without spectators. If there is no change to Governor Holcomb’s “Back on Track Indiana” plan, spectators will be able to return to the tracks July 4.

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