GEORGETOWN, KY – Dec. 30, 2022 – A New York fan-favorite, Cool N Collective was euthanized on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, at Old Friends at Cabin Creek due to laminitis. He was 25. “I loved this horse so much,” said Cabin Creek owner and manager JoAnn Pepper. “He was unique. He required a lot of […]
[ Read More ]Trainer Doug O’Neill announced Wednesday that his Hall of Fame stable pony, Lava Man, will retire from his racetrack duties following this year’s Breeders’ Cup. The 21-year-old gelding will take up residence at Old Friends in Lexington, Ky. Claimed out of his 13th start for $50,000, Lava Man (Slew City Slew) won 17 of his […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, KY – Dec. 6, 2022 – Ruler On Ice, the 2011 Belmont Stakes winner, has been pensioned to Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Center in Georgetown, Ky. The now 14-year-old gelding arrived December 5. Ruler On Ice is the fourth Belmont Stakes (G1) winner and seventh overall Classic winner to be retired to Old […]
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