“The Scott County community is continuing its work to support the family of fallen Deputy Caleb Conley. Silver Charm, the 1997 Kentucky Derby champion and oldest living winner, had his halter auctioned off for $1,000 by Old Friends Farm in support of the memorial fund to assist Conley’s family.” Read more at Lex18 here.
[ Read More ]Old Friends, which has expanded to 236 acres over its 20-year history doubles as a relaxing retirement home for ex-racehorses and a tourist destination for racing fans. Read more in The Horsemen’s Journal here.
[ Read More ]Michael Blowen glanced at the 1977 Sports Illustrated cover of Triple Crown champion Seattle Slew when it arrived in the mail and immediately discarded it. A horse on the cover of such a prominent magazine? “I thought thinking of them as athletes was absurd,” he said. Blowen, then a writer for the Boston Globe, accompanied Bob Taylor, one of his […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, KY – June 9, 2023 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce the arrival of 2014 Travers Stakes (G1) winner V. E. Day to the farm. A chestnut son of English Channel–California Sunset, by Deputy Minister, V. E. Day came to Old Friends following the death of his owner-breeder […]
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