2023 Tour Schedule Now Available Online.
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Michael Blowen started Old Friends in 2003 with one horse and a rented paddock. Things have changed.
READ OUR STORYOur 200+ retirees range from a Kentucky Derby winner to horses who have never started a race.
VIEW HORSE PROFILESRanked as one of Kentucky's top tourist destinations, we are open now for guided tours Thursdays through Sundays.
HOW TO BOOK A TOURWant to support our favorite retirees? We offer programs to help hooves, individual horses, mares, infrastructure and more.
CHOOSE HOW TO GIVE424 Horses
2,963 + Races won
$ 279,690,498 Earned
100% Safely Retired