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Old 08-22-2008, 04:24 PM
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Default Explosion and fire at Moulton Paddocks

Horse dead following paddocks fire
22 August 2008 | 19:39

RUSSELL CLAYDON
A HORSE at a well known paddocks has been put down following an explosion this evening.

A fire broke out in Moulton Paddocks Estate, Newmarket at 4.15pm today after an explosion in a medical chamber.

One horse had to be put down after the incident.

Two fire crews were dispatched to the scene and isolated the electricity supply before extinguishing the fire.


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Just heard about this dreadful news from Newmarket.

I have no further news on the horse involved, but it is likely to be trained by Godolphin.

Dreadful incident
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Old 08-22-2008, 05:06 PM
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Terrible. It sounds like a hyperbaric chamber accident.

According to BBC it was a Godolphin horse:

Horse put down after an explosion - A racehorse has been put down after an explosion and fire in a medical unit at an equestrian centre in Suffolk. Two fire appliances were called in the late afternoon to the Moulton Paddocks Estate in Newmarket owned by Godolphin. This pre-training centre for horses was bought in 2004 by Godolphin, founded by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of the Dubai royal family. A fire service spokeswoman said: "There was an explosion in a medical chamber and a horse was put down by a vet." Oxygen and electricity supplies were isolated and a fire put out by crews.
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Old 08-23-2008, 11:05 AM
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The horse has been named as 2yo House Of Wisdom
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So sad... poor thing.
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