Yes the horses were all racing at Fraser Downs, Dale.
Numerous online charity spots have been organized by local horsemen to help out Bill and Laurie Davis (parents of young driver Billy Davis Jr on the WEG circuit), as well as donations of breedings from top sires like Sportswriter and Betterthancheddar... As some of you may know, Casie Coleman got her start with the Davis outfit... Bill Davis, who was known as "the Dominator" has helped a lot of up and coming horsemen (women) along the way.
Here's an article that will give a little more detail on the help getting to the Davis family:
http://www.standardbredcanada.ca/news/6-2-14/western-horsepeople-help-fire-victims.htmlIt's a terrible thing, but out of this tragic fire, you once again see how horse people will always rally around one of their own to get them the help they need. You can say what you want about folks on the backstretch, but they take care of their own.
