GEORGETOWN, KY – Dec. 9, 2023 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce that Godolphin’s multiple graded-stakes winning millionaire Alpha arrived at the farm on Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 for his retirement. Bred by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Darley in America, Alpha, who is by Bernardini–Munnaya, by Nijinsky […]
[ Read More ]The 8-year old bay gelding, who ran in the 2018 Kentucky Derby, ended up racing in Puerto Rico where he was retired GEORGETOWN, KY – Dec. 8, 2023 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is happy to announce that, through a group effort, Noble Indy arrived at the farm for his retirement on […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, Ky. – Dec. 3, 2023 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is saddened to report that Sun King, a multiple graded stakes winning millionaire, was euthanized at Rood and Riddle on Saturday, Dec. 2, due to inoperable cancer. He was 21. The dark bay stallion has been at Old Friends for six […]
[ Read More ]The 14-year old winner of the 2014 Breeders’ Cup Sprint was donated to the farm courtesy of his owners, Richard & Karen Papiese’s Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc. GEORGETOWN, Ky. – Nov. 18, 2023 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., has announced that Work All Week, the 2015 Eclipse Award-winning Champion Sprinter, and 2014 Breeders’ […]
[ Read More ]The 9-year old gelding comes to the farm courtesy of Adam Wachtel and his ownership group. GEORGETOWN, KY – Nov. 15, 2023 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce the arrival of graded-stakes winning millionaire, Channel Maker, on Tuesday, Nov. 14. The 9-year old award-winning chestnut gelding was donated to […]
[ Read More ]The 9-year old gelding, who won his first Grade 1 race in his last year on the track, was donated to Old Friends courtesy of his owner, Tom Egan GEORGETOWN, KY – Nov. 10, 2023 – Red Knight, a multiple graded-stakes millionaire has been retired to Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky. The 9-year-old chestnut […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, Ky. – Oct. 31, 2023 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., is saddened to announce that 10-year old Tom’s Ready, a multiple graded-stakes winner who earned over a million dollars in his racing career, was euthanized on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023 at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. due to […]
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, KY – Oct. 17, 2023 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky., is pleased to announce that multiple stakes winner, Spooky Channel, arrived at the farm on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023 to enjoy his retirement. The chestnut gelding comes to Old Friends courtesy of his owners, NBS Stables. “We are grateful to John Ballantyne and his […]
[ Read More ]Our Timely Writer interment and Fall Fundraiser events that were scheduled for October 16th are being postponed. Timely Writer’s remains may not be here on time. Tickets sold for the Fall Fundraiser will be refunded. We apologize for any confusion. For Information call (502) 863-1775. Old Friends Farm 1841 Paynes Depot Rd Georgetown, KY 40324
[ Read More ]GEORGETOWN, Ky. – Sept. 25, 2023 – Anyone who ever knew Brereton C. Jones can stop reading now. I won’t be telling you anything new. He was smart, kind and compassionate. And that is a rare trifecta. But he was so much more than that. Nearly two decades ago, when I first started Old Friends, I made […]
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