Ellis Damaged by Tornado
A deadly tornado swept through parts of Indiana and Kentucky early Sunday, hitting Ellis Park, where it killed three horses, injured a couple of backstretch workers, and damaged the track’s stable area and grandstand. The track was closed, but nearly 160 horses were still on the grounds. Trainer Larry Jones, who arrived on the scene shortly after the storm, told the Courier-Journal that, “It’s wiped out a lot of people’s lives as they know it.” He might have been thinking of trainer Fred Nelson, seen standing outside his flattened barn in this photo.
