Rick Lake and Sharon Dalke purchased five standardbred race horses last year, selling their other race horses to invest in the new yearlings. The Riverdale-area couple has cart-raced horses for years at Northville Downs, county fairs and more. When the pandemic hit, finances got tight for the semi-retired couple so they got rid of their insurance, but they poured all their hopes and dreams into their new two fillies and three colts.
A Riverdale-area couple is mourning the loss of their five standardbred race horses after a barn fire on Thursday afternoon. The Crystal Township Fire Department was dispatched to 10464 E. Willard Road around 4:30 p.m. to the report of two barn structures on fire with livestock inside.