{"id":26055,"date":"2019-04-17T11:21:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T15:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=26055"},"modified":"2019-04-17T11:33:56","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T15:33:56","slug":"fire-that-killed-three-horses-under-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/fire-that-killed-three-horses-under-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire That Killed Three Horses Under Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-2670661659\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2352083209\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div><p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">The police are investigating a fire that killed three horses at the First Triple Crown Stables at Cassada Gardens Race Track Tuesday night.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-3233137863\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:169\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:576\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:432\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:864\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Full-ABLP-Team-Digital-Billboard-1920x1080px.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u201cThree horses, you know, in particular, our only triple crown champion, Demolition Man would\u2019ve perished\u201d, President of Antigua &amp; Barbuda Turf Club, Neil Cochrane told state media as he became overwhelmed with tears.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u201cI was called about 1:40 a.m. this morning to be advised that there was a fire at one of our stables and that horses and equipment and everything basically burnt\u201d.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-2735010833\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-1548322727\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"IMG_0979\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:883\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:883\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 1047w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:245\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 245w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:838\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 838w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:939\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0979.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1047\" height=\"1280\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">Cochrane said when he got to the scene, firefighters had already put out the fire and \u201ceverything was gone\u201d.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-445404919\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">He said a police officer alerted 911 after discovering the inferno at the stables.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u201cHe came and drove around to the back and saw the stables and then he just heard a lot of horses really making a lot of noise\u201d.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-3965557816\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u201cThese were not the horses that were in the fire but the horses that\u2026he didn\u2019t even know horses were inside in the fire but the horses that were adjacent in the other stable so they had to release those horses to avoid any additional tragedy so it is a lot of chaos that transpired last night\u201d, Cochrane said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u201cWe\u2019re just hoping that investigators will find a cause for the fire so we can be a hundred percent sure of what the issue is and why it transpired.\u201d<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-531159262\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_1115\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1115.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u201cThis is one of our most recently built barns so it\u2019s not a structure that has any significant defects; properly wired and everything\u201d.<\/span><\/p><div id=\"antig-2839572904\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">The Turf Club President said all the horses killed were scheduled to participate in upcoming Triple Crown Races set to begin Easter Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u201cPrince of Wadadli, he was actually replacing Demolition Man, who had basically had a flu bug of sorts so Prince of Wadadli was supposed to replace him and Demolition Man was to join in the second leg\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u201cThe other horse, which is locally bred by the Barnes family, First Chapter, she had just run her second race on our last race day and won that second race. She was getting ready to perform in the lower level classes, but all three horses were getting ready to perform\u201d, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u201cThese horses are like our children like our family. We take care of them daily. They need more attention than children, to be totally honest and so this is a real devastating blow for us\u201d, he bemoaned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u201cWe are just about at the peak of our racing season and it\u2019s just ironic that the triple crown champion is gone down ahead of a triple crown series starting so I apologize for the emotions but that is how difficult and that is how strongly I feel about the animals\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">Cochrane said the upcoming races will likely go forward as planned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u201cI believe that the owners, who our thoughts and prayers are with, Hazelroy Barnes and his team, Jerry Roberts and his team would want us to race\u201d, Cochrane said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-6295384031074043052gmail-MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-CARRIBEAN\">\u201cTo all the fans of Demolition Man, we will do our best to give him a really proper send off this coming Easter Monday\u201d, the president said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-3780126475\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The police are investigating a fire that killed three horses at the First Triple Crown Stables at Cassada Gardens Race Track Tuesday night. \u00a0 \u201cThree horses, you know, in particular, our only triple crown champion, Demolition Man would\u2019ve perished\u201d, President of Antigua &amp; Barbuda Turf Club, Neil Cochrane told state media as he became overwhelmed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accident","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.1 (Yoast SEO v24.1) - 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