GEORGETOWN, Ky. – The paved road on which visitors make their entrance bisects paddocks that this time of year – having been fed by rain in preceding months – are a shade of green that make your eyes hurt. Inside those prominent paddocks are horses who won major stakes and millions of dollars. There are […]
[ Read More ]JOIN OUR NEW FRIENDS AT ASHTON GROVE SENIOR LIVING FACILITY Saturday April 30, 2022 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Meet the retirees at Ashton Grove Adults $10 Seniors: $5.00 Kids Free 115 Ashton Grove Path Georgetown, KY 40324 For information call: (502) 735-4400
[ Read More ]We are saddened by the passing of two of Old Friends’ most senior residents, Zippy Chippy at OF at Cabin Creek in New York, and River Squall at the main Kentucky farm. Zippy Chippy was 31. River Squall died on his 28th birthday. Read more.
[ Read More ]GREENFIELD CENTER, NY – APRIL 16, 2022 Zippy Chippy, horse racing’s most loveable loser, has died. A retiree at Old Friends at Cabin Creek in Greenfield Center, NY., a satellite of Kentucky’s Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement, the son of Compliance was 31. Campaigned by owner-trainer Felix Montserrate—who acquired the horse in 1995 by trading a […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, KY – APRIL 14, 2022 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, KY., will host its 17th Annual “Homecoming” on Sunday May 8th, 2022 from 12 noon to 4pm. This year will be a very special celebration as we commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Silver Charm’s Kentucky Derby victory. Silver Charm (pictured […]
[ Read More ]It’s Time to Vote! Thank you for entering our contest and submitting a name for our High Heels ’19 filly. We received over 500 fabulous entries! And while it was a tough choice, our panel of Old Friends experts have finally narrowed them to these 5 finalists. A) A-Flat Miner B) Espadrille C) Goldisocks D) Run for the Heels […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, KY – FEB. 16, 2022 – Affirmed Success, multiple Grade 1 winner and a true warrior on the New York racing circuit, was euthanized today at Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY., where he had been pensioned since 2007. According to attending veterinarians the 28-year-old gelding was suffering from chronic hoof […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN,Ky. — Medina Spirit’s ashes were buried on Old Friends Farm in Georgetown. On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, fans of the race horse could pay their respects to the athlete and visit his gravesite. Rain or shine, Michael Blowen was going to celebrate the life of Medina Spirit. Read more on Spectrum News.
[ Read More ]LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Crowds gathered, to pay their respects to a champion thoroughbred at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown. “People came from all over the place,” said Michael Blowen, president and founder of Old Friends Farm. “They came from hundreds of miles people came to pay tribute to this horse on a rainy ugly […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WAVE) – Horse racing fans gathered at Old Friends Farm in Georgetown on Tuesday to pay respects to Medina Spirit. Medina Spirit’s ashes were interred alongside Kentucky Derby winners Charismatic and War Emblem on Tuesday with fans and trainers saying their final goodbyes. Read more on Wave 3.
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