Archive for May 2022

Please Join us Monday May 30, 2022 for Old Friends’s Annual Tribute to our Recently Deceased Horses AFLEET ACCOMPLI ELUSIVE HONEY GALLAPIAT’S MOMENT SPECIAL IMAGE HOGY HAY JUDE CAPTURE THE POWER COSMONAUT (NY) NORTHERN STONE DISCREET HERO ALBERT THE GREAT POPCORN DEELITES ALPHABET SOUP AFFIRMED SUCCESS FEROCIOUS WON RIVER SQUALL ZIPPY CHIPPY (NY) CAN’T HELP […]

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Thank you for entering our Filly naming contest and for voting for one of the five finalists. As they say at the Oscars…And the winner is: GOLDISOCKS! Congratulations to Vicki Stoltz who was the first to submit the name for consideration based on date and time of the email. But wait, there’s a little bit more […]

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 It was just his second time at the Preakness, a race the future Hall of Fame trainer would later come to own, so pardon Bob Baffert if he was a little confused by the idiosyncrasies that come with being the second-oldest racetrack in the United States. In one of the most memorable finishes in the […]

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Slamming was a good old horse. The kind who could carry the world on his back and just might do that for you. All his life he generously gave all that was asked of him. He never asked for a lot, but he inspired a whole lot of love Read more.

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GEORGETOWN, Ky (WTVQ)- A big weekend for the horse industry continued Sunday, this time in Georgetown. That’s where the Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farms celebrated its’ homecoming. “So peaceful and you get to meet true superstars up here,” said visitor Carolyn Perry. 141 superstars to be exact. That’s how many retired thoroughbreds call the retirement […]

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The little colt with the star on his forehead shocked the world a year ago by winning the Kentucky Derby. Those who knew and loved him still mourn what happened after that. Read more on New York Times.

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GEORGETOWN, Ky. — At this avant-garde farm, the oldest living Kentucky Derby winner, Silver Charm, 28, can gaze across at Swain, 30, whom he once dueled in Dubai, or look down the road toward Touch Gold, 27, who sneaked up and ruined Silver Charm’s Triple Crown bid at the 1997 Belmont. Summer Attraction, a 26-year-old gelding, can frolic […]

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GEORGETOWN, Ky. — The oldest living Derby winner is enjoying his retirement in Georgetown, along with many other horses at Old Friends Farm. Silver Charm, now 28 years old, won the Derby in 1997. Read more on Spectrum News.

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GEORGETOWN, KY – MAY 5, 2022 –  Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY, will host its 17th Annual Homecoming Event on Sunday, May 8th beginning at 12 noon. The event features a live and silent auction of artwork, prints, and racing memorabilia, including several premiere collectible stallion halters. For those unable to attend the […]

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GEORGETOWN, Ky. – The paved road on which visitors make their entrance bisects paddocks that this time of year – having been fed by rain in preceding months – are a shade of green that make your eyes hurt. Inside those prominent paddocks are horses who won major stakes and millions of dollars. There are […]

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