Press Release

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, […]

GEORGETOWN, KY. – April 26, 2024 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky. is pleased to announce that Channel Maker, one of the farm’s newest retirees, has been inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame, Class of 2024. The induction was announced by the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred and […]

When the horses break from the starting gate in the 150th Kentucky Derby, they aren’t just racing for the Garland of Roses. With Derby Gives 2024 they are Racing For More! Each elite Thoroughbred will be paired with a Thoroughbred aftercare nonprofit with a $150,000 purse to be shared. The Churchill Downs Foundation has chosen 20 Aftercare organizations to […]