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27 horses killed in blaze at western Ky. stable (AP)
A pre-dawn blaze raced through a barn at a former race track in western Kentucky on Thursday, killing 27 horses and wiping out the dreams of at least one owner. It was the second deadly fire in less than a year at Riverside Downs outside Henderson, Ky., near the Indiana border. Investigators did not know the cause.

27 horses killed in blaze at Kentucky stable
Fire swept through a barn at a former race track Thursday, killing 27 horses. It was the second deadly blaze this year at Riverside Downs in western Kentucky, near the Indiana border. Among the horses killed was Kept Lady, which won a race Sunday at Churchill Downs. Investigators did not know what caused the blaze, which started between 5 and 5:30 a.m. EDT. “It’s just a terrible thing,” said Jack Hancock, a manager at Riverside, which is now used to stable and exercise horses.

Breeders Crown elims this weekend (AP)
Deweycheatumnhowe and Somebeachsomewhere, the two biggest stars in harness racing, each got a free pass into their respective Breeders Crown final. Most other contenders will have to qualify this weekend. At stake: berths in the $4.9 million divisional championships at the Meadowlands Racetrack on Nov.

Etched wins Big A feature (AP)
Etched rallied to beat Papa Bear by a half length Thursday in the $48,000 allowance feature at Aqueduct. The 3-year-old chestnut colt earned his third win in four starts, running the one mile in 1:37.35 on the fast track. Alan Garcia was aboard for trainer Kiaran McLaughlin as Etched returned $2.90, $2.60 and $2.10 as the 2-5 favorite.

27 horses killed in blaze at Kentucky stable
Fire swept through a barn at a former race track Thursday, killing 27 horses. It was the second deadly blaze this year at Riverside Downs in western Kentucky, near the Indiana border. Among the horses killed was Kept Lady, which won a race Sunday at Churchill Downs. Investigators did not know what caused the blaze, which started between 5 and 5:30 a.m. EDT. “It’s just a terrible thing,” said Jack Hancock, a manager at Riverside, which is now used to stable and exercise horses.

Spring Style wins at Hollywood Park (AP)
Spring Style, a 17-1 long shot, rallied from eighth place entering the stretch to win the $40,000 feature race at Hollywood Park by three-quarters of a length over Excitement on Thursday. Spring Style, ridden by Joel Rosario and carrying 122 pounds, covered 1 1-16 miles on turf in 1:42.01 and paid $36, $11.60 and $5.20.

Curlin to stand at Lane’s End Farm next year (AP)
Reigning Horse of the Year Curlin will stand at stud next year at Lane’s End, a Kentucky horse farm owned by a former U.S. ambassador to Britain. Will Farish announced Friday that the richest racehorse in North America will have a stud fee of $75,000 in his first year as a stallion. That is $10,000 more than the fee being charged for Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Big Brown.

NY racing stumbles amid weak economy (AP)
Betting is down at New York’s horse tracks and Off-Track Betting parlors this year amid a weak economy. The amount bet on races, called handle, is down 4 percent to $527 million through October at New York’s thoroughbred and harness tracks compared to the same period last year. The state Racing and Wagering Board said three thoroughbred tracks, Aqueduct, Belmont and Saratoga, had a 4 percent drop.