Press Release

GEORGETOWN, KY – Oct. 31, 2024 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., is extremely pleased to announce the arrival of multiple-stakes winner Noble Drama. The 9-year old dark bay gelding arrived at the farm on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, courtesy of his owner and trainer, David Fawkes. Noble Drama earned his way to […]

GEORGETOWN, KY. – Oct. 2, 2024 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce the arrival of Cozmic One, the first born foal of 2010 Horse of the Year and Hall of Famer, Zenyatta. The 12-year old dark bay gelding arrived at the farm on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, courtesy of his […]

GEORGETOWN, KY – Sept. 30, 2024 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., is extremely pleased to announce the arrival of 2008 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Big Brown for his retirement. The 19-year old bay stallion arrived at the farm on Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, courtesy of Andy Cohen, Managing […]

GEORGETOWN, Ky. – Sept. 17, 2024 – Old Friends is pleased to announce that it will host The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers, a traveling exhibit sponsored by the Keeneland Association and developed and shared by the Keeneland Library. The exhibit, which highlights the lives and careers of 100 African American horsemen and horsewomen from the […]

GEORGETOWN, Ky. – Aug. 26, 2024 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is saddened to report that Hi Dubai, 24, a stakes winning sister to Fantastic Light, was euthanized in her paddock on Friday, Aug. 24, 2024, with her best equine friend, Gold Round, standing vigil over her the entire time. A cause […]

GEORGETOWN, Ky. – June 9, 2024 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is saddened to report that multiple graded-stakes winning stallion, Ide, was euthanized at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital on Friday, June 7, 2024, due to colic. He was 31. The beautiful chestnut stallion had been at Old Friends since Aug. 29, […]

A Farewell to the Horses That Have Passed Please Join us Monday May 27, 2024 at 1 p.m. for Old Friends’ Annual Tribute to our Recently Deceased Horses * Alotofloot * Amazombie * Even the Score * Lady Grizzley * Saratoga Episode * Sarava * Sharoan * Spensive * Sun King * Tom’s Ready * With This […]

GEORGETOWN, KY. – May 18, 2024 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce that with his win in Race 2 at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday, May 18, 2024, Desvio earns “retirement for life” at Old Friends should he choose to use it when he is pensioned. The 3-year old […]

GEORGETOWN, KY. – May 16, 2024 – This Saturday, May 18, 2024, Pimlico Racecourse will host the second running of the “Old Friends,” an allowance race that will benefit the Thoroughbred Retirement farm in Georgetown, KY. The Old Friends is the 2nd race on Saturday’s undercard of the 149th running of the Preakness Stakes (G1). The race […]

I’ll Have Another, the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, was one of the newest Thoroughbred retirees that Old Friends’ Homecoming attendees got to meet. (Photo by Rick Capone) GEORGETOWN, KY. – May 12, 2024 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Georgetown, Ky., held its 19th Annual Homecoming event on a beautiful, sunny Sunday afternoon, […]