Horsemen Who Died in Plane Crash Remembered by Friends, Relatives, and Associates

One day after Comair flight 5191 crashed shortly after it left Bluegrass Airport in Lexington, Ky., three horsemen who were among the 49 victims were being remembered Monday by friends, relatives and associates.

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One day after Comair flight 5191 crashed shortly after it left Bluegrass Airport in Lexington, Ky., three horsemen who were among the 49 victims were being remembered Monday by friends, relatives and associates.


Listed among the victims were George Brunacini, who bred 2005 Travers Stakes (gr. I) winner Flower Alley; Central Kentucky horseman Dan Mallory; and trainer Jeff Williams. Brunacini, 60, operated Bona Terra Farm in Scott County. Mallory, 55, who operated Meadow Haven Farm Bourbon County and was a regular consignor to horse sales, was on the flight to attend the Fasig-Tipton Texas summer yearling sale at Lone Star Park. Williams, 49, trained 10 stakes winners for Woodburn Farm, including 1985 Ohio 2-year-old champion Astrotot.


Also listed among the deceased was 25-year-old Washington, D.C., resident Marcie Thomason, whose father, Bill Thomason, is financial and administrative manager of Mill Ridge Farm in Lexington.


In addition, Ottawa-based Standardbred horseman Lyle Anderson, who was returning to Canada after racing a horse at Lexington’s Red Mile harness track, was among the crash victims

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