A Shin Forward and Acacia Clement (Samantha Decker Photo) GEORGETOWN, Ky. – February 2, 2026 – For the fourteenth year MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® of Cape Cod and Old Friends in Kentucky and New York are teaming up for “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby”! “Hats Off” is an unparalleled Derby hat fundraising experience sponsored by MAGGIE […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, Ky. – January 22, 2026 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is saddened to report that 2010 Breeders’ Cup Marathon (G2) winner Eldaafer has died at 21 years of age. He arrived in June of 2014 along with his goat friends Google and Yahoo. “Eldaafer was an accomplished racehorse whose […]
[ Read More ]Georgetown, KY – January 13, 2026 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky. is pleased to announce that reservations for 2026 tours are now open. Old Friends’ tours resume on March 9th with a full menu including public and private tours at Dream Chase Farm. Among those on the 2026 menu include […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, KY – January 12, 2026 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement farm located in Georgetown, Kentucky, is excited to announce the launch of a very special search – one inspired by none other than 2008 Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown. With his trademark charm and sense of purpose, Big Brown is sounding the call to […]
[ Read More ]Andie Biancone modeling January’s hat with Cozmic One (Carson Blevins photo). GEORGETOWN, KY – January 2, 2026 – For the fourteenth year MAGGIE MAE DESIGNS® of Cape Cod and Old Friends in Kentucky and Cabin Creek are teaming up again for “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby”! “Hats Off” is an […]
[ Read More ]Andie Biancone modeling January’s Cozmic One hat with Keith Asmussen and Cozmic One (Photo by Carson Blevins). GEORGETOWN, KY – December 23, 2025 – Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement facility in Georgetown, Kentucky is pleased to announce the return of “Hats Off to the Horses: The Road to the Derby” in 2026, a four-month Derby hat auction series sponsored by […]
[ Read More ]“On the farm, from friends, and in the racing press, a phrase keeps resounding. “Touch Gold’s passing is the end of an era.” That’s true, and in so many senses. Touch Gold was a son – probably the last great one left – of the mighty stamina influence, Deputy Minister. His damsire was the legendary […]
[ Read More ]“Here was a racehorse who turned his blue collar into gold. Once no more than a member of the chorus, he grew to seize the great stages of the West, hitting all the high notes of speed, stamina, and consummate class. For two solid years, from mid-2005 to the summer of 2007, the California landscape […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, Ky. – November 13, 2025 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is saddened to report that 1997 Belmont Stakes (G1) winner, Touch Gold, has been euthanized at the age of 31 due to the infirmities of old age. The two-time Grade 1 winner had resided at Old Friends since 2015. “Saying […]
[ Read More ]Graded stakes winner Dean Martini has been retired by David A. Bernsen LLC’s and has taken up residency at Old Friends in Georgetown, Kentucky on October 23. A popular horse with the fans while sporting Bernsen’s “Siamese Cat Drinking a Martini” silks, Dean Martini retires with earnings of $664,780, while logging wins in the Gr3 […]
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