A single-alarm fire was deliberately set last night at Pimlico Race Course in a barn containing 30 thoroughbred horses, said a city Fire Department arson investigator.
No horses were killed or injured and damage was estimated at $3,000, a track official said.
Track grooms and security officers along with firefighters and police entered the burning barn, adjacent to the 2900 block of W. Belvedere Ave., and rescued 30 horses.
"None of the horses was killed or injured and all were safely led to nearby barns," said Lt. Frank Vranish, of the race course security unit.