Bluegrass Parkway

Four Horses Die in Trailer Fire on Kentucky Highway

Four Thoroughbreds died and four were rescued after a fire consumed a transport trailer on the Bluegrass Parkway near Bardstown, Kentucky, at around 6:25 a.m. Monday. No people were reported injured in the blaze. The horses were being transported from California to Lexington, fire chief Todd Spalding of the Bardstown Fire Department told TDN. A posting on his department's Facebook page estimated the combined value of the perished horses at $750,000. "The cause of the fire is still under investigation," Spalding said. "Once the fire started, they pulled off to...

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