Terrible Accident at Lanes End

[paisjpq]

Lane's end loses four horses after they were hit by a car this morning.

http://www.kentucky.com/181/story/296186.html

[Bigsmc]

So four horses "got loose" and they all decide to stand in the road? Strange story.

[paisjpq]

it is strange...but the roads were pretty crappy this morning and at 7 am it is still completely dark.....he may have hit the brakes and skidded enough to hit them even if they weren't in the road. Oak Tree is also pretty far out on the edge of town....people drive those roads VERY fast under any weather conditions.

[pmayjr]

This might sound like a weird question, but can horse be like deer? Like when you say "like a deer in the headlights"... I mean if it were dark, what if those youngsters just froze when they saw the car skidding towards them?

Either way, it's an awful story. RIP lil guys...

[Round Pen]

From the Bloodhorse

Photo:
Four yearlings that escaped from their handlers at William S. Farish's Lane's End/Oak Tree Division near Lexington were killed when they were struck by a car. Another yearling that escaped avoided the accident.


"Two of the horses were dead on the scene and two were euthanized at the scene," said Sgt. Pat Murray of the Lexington Police Traffic Division. According to Murray, the accident took place about 7 a.m. when the driver of a 1993 Ford sedan struck the horses that were standing in the middle of Mt. Horeb Road near the intersection of Chance Farm Lane. Murray said road conditions were dry and the driver was observing the posted 55 mile per hour speed limit when the collision occurred.


"He was traveling at a normal speed," Murray said. "But being that the horses were bay in color, they just blended in."


The horses were among six being led from the paddock.


"Something spooked them--one stuck near the barn and five got loose," said Farish's son, Bill. "Four of the five made their way through an open gate and to Mt. Horeb. They got about 200 yards down the road before the accident happened."


Farish did not identify the yearlings, but said they were owned by Lane's End and by clients.


Published reports identified the driver involved as Andrew Jackson, 21, of Georgetown, Ky. Murray said Jackson was transported to the University of Kentucky Hospital for treatment. No information regarding his injuries or condition was available. No criminal or traffic charges have been filed in connection with the incident.


"It was just a terrible accident," Murray said. Pat Raia contributed to the story

[Rudeboyelvis]

>>>"Two of the horses were dead on the scene and two were euthanized at the scene," said Sgt. Pat Murray of the Lexington Police Traffic Division. According to Murray, the accident took place about 7 a.m. when the driver of a 1993 Ford sedan struck the horses that were standing in the middle of Mt. Horeb Road near the intersection of Chance Farm Lane. Murray said road conditions were dry and the driver was observing the posted 55 mile per hour speed limit when the collision occurred<<<

It's even more strange that they'd leave gate open to a main road....Sad to think how avoidable this was

[deltagulf]

yes very sad story.
r.i.p. you guys didn't get to the race track.

[Cajungator26]

RIP to the babies...

[fpsoxfan]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

>>>"Two of the horses were dead on the scene and two were euthanized at the scene," said Sgt. Pat Murray of the Lexington Police Traffic Division. According to Murray, the accident took place about 7 a.m. when the driver of a 1993 Ford sedan struck the horses that were standing in the middle of Mt. Horeb Road near the intersection of Chance Farm Lane. Murray said road conditions were dry and the driver was observing the posted 55 mile per hour speed limit when the collision occurred<<<

It's even more strange that they'd leave gate open to a main road....Sad to think how avoidable this was

I like the signature Ruby! I've Been rooting for Craig Faine ever since the article Beyer wrote on him a few years ago.

[Rudeboyelvis]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

I like the signature Ruby! I've Been rooting for Craig Faine ever since the article Beyer wrote on him a few years ago.

I smell a Bigs / GPK intervention

[paisjpq]

shame on the local news for airing footage of the dead horses lying in the road.....multiple times.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

shame on the local news for airing footage of the dead horses lying in the road.....multiple times.

I smell another Daniel Edwards "art" exhibit.

Hopefully he gets around to actually putting ears on the horses when he does this one.

[sumitas]

It is a sad day for the innocent yearlings. Leaving gates open does not sound good.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

shame on the local news for airing footage of the dead horses lying in the road.....multiple times.

Glad I don't live there. That would be hard enough to see just once...

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

I smell a Bigs / GPK intervention

You can't save 'em all. It is parimutuel racing, somebody needs to bet on him.

Are those your new silks?

[ateamstupid]

Just about everything in this story sounds a little hard to believe.

[_ed_]

Poor little guys.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by merasmag

i smell a lawsuit re the gate...and did that car have a license plate? i sure couldn't make it out but maybe it's cause ky has dark plates...around here tho, crown victoria means "cop"

Only one plate is required in KY and it must be on the back of the vehicle.

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Just about everything in this story sounds a little hard to believe.

i find it hard to believe, that you can't see 4 animals of that size along side or in the road.

[Merlinsky]

Are they trying to tell me the yearlings were all standing in the same lane within a few feet of each other and didn't spook at the sound of a car coming? Or wander a few feet or yards in either direction, out of the right hand lane? And they know they're being chased but they just end up there at that exact moment. Most of the time if you hit a deer you're gonna hit the break. If this guy'd been paying any attention whatsoever no way that many get taken out. And he'd been going the speed limit of 55 mph with that level of visibility. Sorry but just because you can go the speed limit doesn't mean you should. It's at least failure to reduce speed. You hit something going 60 mph in the fog you're gonna get in trouble for being reckless. Is it normal to go taking that many yearlings out at the same time? I've seen some crazy ones I don't feel happy about taking by themselves much less with 6 other knuckleheads.

I want to know which horses were lost. I realize it's a state secret and all but it's not like there won't be a record of the mare's 2007 offspring being deceased. Go ahead and spit it out once you inform the owners.