Starts Now is among the horses being evacuated from San Luis Rey Training Center due to wildfires.
Here’s the article from Thoroughbred Daily News
By Dan Ross
Due to the threat of a nearby wildfire Tuesday, the horses stabled at the San Luis Rey Downs training center in Bonsall, San Diego County, were evacuated and sent elsewhere, largely to Del Mar racetrack.
By Tuesday afternoon, the nearby Lilac Fire had burned through 80 acres and was 30% contained, according to Cal Fire.
“We are still at the same level 2 evacuation warning status so we will continue to monitor the situation and the wind,” Santa Anita general manager Nate Newby wrote in a text Tuesday afternoon, adding that he hoped the “wind stays away.”
In the morning as the first batch of San Luis Rey’s roughly 275 horses were being evacuated, Newby estimated the fire was roughly three to four miles away from the training center, which is owned by The Stronach Group.
Del Mar is currently in the middle of its off season. Tom Robbins, Del Mar’s executive vice president of racing and industry relations, said Tuesday morning he hoped the training track would be ready for use within 48 hours.