Old Friends News

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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 […]

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.

SCOTT COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Michael Blowen said of the many great thoroughbred champions on his farm, that we expect so much of these horses and they expect very little if anything in return. Mr. Blowen runs Old Friends Farm in Georgetown, which is the retirement home for former racehorses. It’s also the final […]

Winston, the miniature horse at Old Friends at Ashton Grove, is a busy guy. He spends many of his evenings visiting with the human residents of Ashton Grove Senior Living Community, but he also makes time for the exercise program his vet recommended for him. Here he is taking an evening drive with his owner, […]