Published: February 4, 2013 1:34 pm ET
Last Comment: February 4, 2013 10:22 pm ET | 7 Comment(s) | Jump to Comments
A barn fire in Northern Ontario has claimed the life of an accomplished standardbred broodmare and devastated the farm's owners.
The barn was located at Oldacres, the farm operated by Ian & Gail Dow of St, Charles, Ont., located between Sudbury and North Bay. Dow said the barn burned on Sunday, Feb. 3 with the official cause attributed to an electrical fire.
At the time of the fire, broodmare Bone Chill was in the barn and did not survive. The 21-year-old Matts Scotter mare, the dam of noted performers Magical GG and Fleet Sensation, was in foal to Astronomical.
Also lost in the blaze was a lifetime collection of tools, farms equipment, racing tack and horse racing memorabilia. The barn was completely destroyed.
Please join Standardbred Canada in offering condolences to the connections of Bone Chill.
