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GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WAVE) – Aptly named for his gray and white coat, Silver Charm, the oldest living Derby winner, is happy, healthy and enjoying the good life at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown. Farm founder Michael Blowen launched Old Friends in 2003. It has since grown into more than 200 acres, caring for more than […]

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Residents at Preston Greens Senior Living have spent the last few days painting horses. Instead of oil and brush on a flat canvas, a group of small wooden horses have become the masterpieces. “The idea was doing something neat and different for the community,” Preston Greens activities director Will Naylor […]

BloodHorse’s Anne Eberhardt talks with Michael Blowen at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, Ky., to see what the oldest horse on the farm, Kayrawan, is up to. The 32-year-old son of Mr. Prospector was bred and owned by Shadwell Farm. Watch the video here.  

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Old Friends, the Georgetown farm for retired thoroughbred racehorses, has welcomed another champion to its pastures. His name is I’ll Have Another, and his new caretakers tell us the 2012 Kentucky Derby champ is fitting right in at his new home. I’ll Have Another (which refers to cookies, not alcohol) had […]

Alpha, winner of the 2012 Travers Stakes (G1), is enjoying his retirement at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, Ky. Anne Eberhardt talks to Old Friends founder Michael Blowen about the 15-year-old son of Bernardini. Watch the Blood-Horse video here.

Blustery late-winter weather did not stop a crowd of fans from flocking to Old Friends Farm Feb. 24 to celebrate the 30th birthdays of 1997 Triple Crown rivals Silver Charm and Touch Gold . Both horses reside at the Georgetown, Ky., facility. Inside the newly renovated indoor event space, there was food and merriment including […]

“This year, two veteran turf stars called it a career at 9-years-old after a combined 22 wins and over $5 million in earnings. Multiple graded stakes-winners Channel Maker and Red Knight have each found their permanent home at Old Friends Equine in Georgetown, K.Y., a 501(c)(3) non-profit accredited by the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance (TAA) that […]

SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Michael Blowen wouldn’t trade places with any person on the planet. He’s spent the past 20 years growing Old Friends Farm from an idea to a popular Kentucky tourist destination, growing it to become larger than he ever could have imagined. “Who wouldn’t want to do this all day, […]

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) – The founder of Old Friends, a retirement home for thoroughbreds, is stepping down, but he says he will remain in the saddle. Michael Blowen started Old Friends in 2003. The retirement home for champion thoroughbreds has grown over the years from 52 acres to 300 acres. One hundred sixty-one retired thoroughbreds […]

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Michael Blowen’s love for horses stretched far beyond the racetrack and spurred him into starting a mid-life career as founder of a retirement farm in Kentucky, where older thoroughbreds could spend their remaining years in dignity and security — long after their earning days were over. For two decades, his Old […]