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Two horses died at Belmont Park Tuesday evening after a fire broke out in Barn 60 near the track kitchen on the backstretch.
The New York Racing Association said in a news release that it responded to the fire at about 6:05 p.m. EDT, with NYRA security joined by backstretch staff and the Elmont Fire Department in rendering immediate assistance to the horses stabled in the barn at the time of the incident.
The fire was limited to Barn 60, which held 60 horses for trainers Wayne Potts and Jeffrey Englehart. NYRA said 58 horses were safely evacuated from the barn.
Victoria Racimo, Prophecy And Falcon Crest Actress, Dies At 69
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Actress turned director-producer Victoria Raquel Racimo, known for appearing in John Frankenheimer’s cult horror film Prophecy and for a six episode arc in the soap opera Falcon crest, passed away on November 29th in Williamsburg, Virginia. Born December 26, 1943, Racimo was trained as a classical pianist at Juilliard and later studied at Columbia University. Her acting career began in the 1960s and continued through the 90s with some credits including Cannon, Mannix, Mod Squad, Kung Fu, Hawaii Five-0, Lou Grant, Doogie Howser, M.D., and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. She was 69 at the time of her passing.