Archive for April 2022

JOIN OUR NEW FRIENDS AT ASHTON GROVE SENIOR LIVING FACILITY Saturday April 30, 2022 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Meet the retirees at Ashton Grove Adults $10 Seniors: $5.00 Kids Free 115 Ashton Grove Path Georgetown, KY 40324 For information call: (502) 735-4400

(WXXI Public Media) – A racehorse who was famous for never winning crossed the final finish line last week. Zippy Chippy died Friday at the Old Friends Thoroughbred Farm in Greenfield Center, New York, near Saratoga, where he retired about 12 years ago. As the story goes, Zippy Chippy was acquired by his owner-trainer, Felix Montserrate, […]

A HORSE named ‘racing’s most loveable loser’ for failing to win in 100 attempts has sadly died aged 30. Zippy Chippy was anything but nippy on the track and even got banned from some after stopping mid-race. Read more at The Sun.

The proximity of the dates were coincidental, but the symbolism rang true, embracing the yin and yang of the Thoroughbred racing universe. Zippy Chippy, a name synonymous with failure on the racetrack, died on April 15, five days shy of turning a full 31, while Cigar, a horse who epitomized the thrill of victory, would […]

Silver Charm’s Kentucky Derby anniversary is celebrated in the May Blood-Horse magazine. Find out how to get it here. Watch a video companion piece to the magazine story here.

GEORGETOWN, Ky. — On the track, Kentucky Derby winner Silver Charm was known for his photo finishes. Twenty-five years later, he’s a master of selfies. The gray stallion, who won the 1997 Run for the Roses, knows how to smile at the camera when tour groups come to see him at Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement […]

We are saddened by the passing of two of Old Friends’ most senior residents, Zippy Chippy at OF at Cabin Creek in New York, and River Squall at the main Kentucky farm. Zippy Chippy was 31. River Squall died on his 28th birthday. Read more.

GREENFIELD CENTER, NY – APRIL 16, 2022  Zippy Chippy, horse racing’s most loveable loser, has died. A retiree at Old Friends at Cabin Creek in Greenfield Center, NY., a satellite of Kentucky’s Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement, the son of Compliance was 31. Campaigned by owner-trainer Felix Montserrate—who acquired the horse in 1995 by trading a […]

GEORGETOWN, KY – APRIL 14, 2022 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, KY., will host its 17th Annual “Homecoming” on Sunday May 8th, 2022 from 12 noon to 4pm. This year will be a very special celebration as we commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Silver Charm’s Kentucky Derby victory. Silver Charm (pictured […]