The 2025 Old Friends Calendar is Now Available!
Who We Are
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Michael Blowen started Old Friends in 2003 with one horse and a rented paddock. Things have changed.
READ OUR STORY
Our Horses
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Our 280+ retirees range from three Kentucky Derby winners to horses who have never started a race.
VIEW HORSE PROFILES
Visit Us
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Ranked as one of Kentucky's top tourist destinations, we are open daily for guided tours by reservation.
HOW TO BOOK A TOUR
How to Help
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Want to support our favorite retirees? We offer programs to help hooves, individual horses, mares, infrastructure and more.
CHOOSE HOW TO GIVE By the numbers
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488 Horses
3,354 + Races won
$ 326,561,807 Earned
100% Safely Retired
News
Old Friends Welcomes 2003 Kentucky Oaks Winner Bird Town, and 2009 Kentucky Oaks Runner-Up Stone Legacy
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
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Old Friends Welcomes Six Graded-Stakes Winners for Retirement
Thursday, January 2, 2025
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