Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., announced Aug. 4 that Fearless , a multiple graded stakes-winning millionaire, arrived at the farm Aug. 2. The 7-year old bay gelding was retired to the farm courtesy of his owner, Mike Repole, a longtime supporter of Old Friends. “Fearless was a gutsy and determined racehorse with the […]
[ Read More ]Last fall, JoAnn Pepper got a phone call from eminent New York breeder and owner Vivian Malloy. Malloy had brought her homebred stallion A Shin Forward back from Japan a few years earlier to stand stud in New York, and when his stallion career didn’t take off, she knew it was time to find him […]
[ Read More ]The deadline for bidding on the halter ends this Sunday night, Aug. 13, 2023, 8 p.m. GEORGETOWN, KY – Aug. 9, 2023 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is auctioning off a halter worn by Silver Charm, the 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, and will be donating all proceeds to Caribbean Thoroughbred […]
[ Read More ]OKLAHOMA CITY – Welder, the record-holder for wins at Remington Park with 16, arrived at his new home this morning, Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky. The speedy gray was retired from racing during the fall of 2021. Owned by Ra-Max Farms of Claremore, Okla. and trained by Teri Luneack, Welder was accepted to live at […]
[ Read More ]The 7-year old millionaire retires to the farm thanks to his owner, Mike Repole, a long-time Old Friends’ Supporter GEORGETOWN, KY – Aug. 4, 2023 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce that Fearless, a multiple-graded stakes winning millionaire, arrived at the farm Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. The 7-year old […]
[ Read More ]In concert with the refurbishment of our original tobacco barn into the Ms. Josephine Abercrombie Center at Old Friends, High Road Productions is producing individual videos celebrating 15 of our retirees, to be shown on the video screens in the center. Would you like to sponsor all or a portion of a video? For donations […]
[ Read More ]“In the never-ending search for the perfect Thoroughbred, lovers of the sport have settled for ‘old school’ and ‘all-around’ as a form of lofty compromise, and a precious few have come along fill the bill. Round Table could win from seven furlongs on the dirt to 12 furlongs on the grass. Dr. Fager was a […]
[ Read More ]“After the recent news of Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado’s retirement, racing fans, friends and family gathered on a rainy afternoon at Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, Ky., on July 15 to celebrate the native Peruvian’s career and achievements.” Read more at Blood-Horse.
[ Read More ]The history of horse racing is filled with rags-to-riches stories of jockeys, trainers, and horses that rise from humble beginnings to achieve success at the highest levels of the sport. Few such stories can compare with that of the remarkable gelding Lava Man, who went from claimer to Hall of Famer to dominate California horse […]
[ Read More ]“She deserves a forever home,” wrote Michael Ann Ewing when she contacted Old Friends. “I don’t think she can stand up to the rigors of racing mentally and would run at a lower level. I’m not sure that her scarred back would hold up for someone who might want to ride her for a couple […]
[ Read More ]
