GEORGETOWN, Ky. – April 30, 2024 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, Ky., will host its 20th Annual Homecoming event on Sunday, May 4, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Included in the day’s activities will be a number of celebrated authors signing their most recent books about Thoroughbreds and Thoroughbred horse racing.
Scheduled to appear and the books they will be signing are:
Michael Bergeron
* The Ride of their Lives: The Untold Story of the Legendary Timely Writer and the Martin Family
Robin Hutton
* Sgt. Reckless: America’s War Horse
Jennifer Kelly
* Sir Barton and the Making of the Triple Crown
* The Foxes of Belair: Gallant Fox, Omaha, and the Quest for the Triple Crown
Fred M. Kray
* Broken: The Suspicious Death of Alydar and the End of Horse Racing’s Golden Age
John Paul Miller
* False Riches: There’s Only One Sure Thing…
Patricia McQueen
* Secretariat’s Legacy: The Sons, Daughters and Descendants Who Keep His Legacy Alive
James Nicholson
* Never Say Die: A Kentucky Colt, the Epsom Derby, and the Rise of the Modern Thoroughbred Industry
* Racing for America: The Horse Race of the Century and the Redemption of a Sport
* The Kentucky Derby: How the Run for the Roses Became America’s Premier Sporting Event.
Homecoming tickets are $50 for the general public and $25 for Old Friends 2024 Clubhouse members (children 12 and under are free).
Tickets can be purchased by CLICKING HERE
Or entering the following URL in your browser: https://tinyurl.com/rzzctbs5
Tickets will also be available at the gate at Homecoming.
The day will include a barbecue buffet lunch provided by Proud Mary, farm tours, live Bluegrass music, and live and silent auctions of racing memorabilia, collectible stallion halters, artwork, jewelry, books, and much more.
Old Friends, a non-profit organization, is home to such retired luminaries of the turf as 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, Silver Charm; 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, I’ll Have Another; 2008 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, Big Brown; Hall of Famer, Lava Man; Belmont Stakes winners Touch Gold, Birdstone, and Ruler On Ice; three-time Santa Anita Handicap winner, Game On Dude; 2012 Breeders’ Cup Turf and Arlington Million winner, Little Mike; 2005 Wood Memorial winner Bellamy Road; Triple-Crown star, Patch; two-time Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner, Stormy Liberal; and many more.
The event is rain or shine. For additional information please call the farm at (502) 863-1775.
Old Friends 20th Annual Homecoming
Sunday, May 4, 2025
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Old Friends Farm
1841 Paynes Depot Rd
Georgetown, KY
