A Farewell to the Horses That Have Passed Please Join us Monday May 26, 2025 at 1 p.m. for Old Friends’ Annual Tribute to our Recently Deceased Horses (Free & Open to the Public) Old Friends Farm 1841 Paynes Depot Rd Georgetown, KY 40324
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, KY. – May 18, 2025 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce that with her win in Race 2, the Old Friends Purse, at Pimlico on Saturday, May 18, 2024, 43.8-to-1 long shot, The Amazing Mizzen, earned “retirement for life” at Old Friends should she choose it when she […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, KY. – May 15, 2024 – This Saturday, May 17, 2024, Pimlico Racecourse will host the third running of the “Old Friends Purse,” an allowance race that will benefit the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky. The Old Friends Purse is the 2nd race on Saturday’s undercard of the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1). […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, KY. — May 11, 2025 — Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, Ky., would like to thank artist Robert Clark for coming to Old Friends 20th Annual Homecoming event on Sunday, May 4, 2025, and creating a beautiful painting of this year’s Kentucky Derby winner, Sovereignty, which was then auctioned off to benefit […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, KY. – May 6, 2025 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, Ky., held its 20th Annual Homecoming event on Sunday, May 4, 2025, and would like to say thank you to all who attended and made it a tremendous success. Over 300 people attended the event, which is held each year on the […]
[ Read More ]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 […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, KY. – April 30, 2025 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky. is pleased to announce the arrival of multiple graded-stakes winner, and 2015 Eclipse Award Champion Grass Horse, Big Blue Kitten, to the farm on Thursday, April 24, 2025. The 17-year old stallion was donated to Old Friends courtesy of Calumet Farm. […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, KY. – April 29, 2025 – Old Friends is pleased to announce that it will be one of the beneficiaries of the Third Annual Blue Jeans, Boots & Bulls Derby Eve Charity event, which will be held on Friday, May 2, 2025, 5:30-11:30 p.m., at The Bluegrass Stockyards. The event will be hosted by […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, KY. – April 28, 2024 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., will host its 20th Annual Homecoming on Sunday, May 4th, 12:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event features a live and silent auction of artwork, prints, and racing memorabilia. The live auction also includes several premiere collectible halters that are now […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, Ky. – April 22, 2025 – Old Friends is pleased to announce that John Nicholson, President and CEO of Old Friends, and Dr. Bryan Waldridge, Old Friends Equine Veterinarian, will be participating on speaking panels for the International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses (IFAR). The IFAR 2025 gathering, which takes place Thursday, April 24 […]
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