Catching Up with 2017-18 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint Winner Stormy Liberal
“Stormy Liberal is one of a select number of Breeders’ Cup winners to repeat the feat. Always dead game, the former claimer’s final half-dozen career victories had connections and fa... Read More
Stormy Liberal is one of a select number of Breeders’ Cup winners to repeat the feat. Always dead game, the former claimer’s final half-dozen career victories had connections and fans regu... Read More
WKYT: Old Friends Farm remembers former Governor Brereton Jones
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (WKYT) – Former Governor Brereton Jones, lay in state at the Kentucky Capitol on Monday. He was passionate about several causes, but none closer to his heart, than the equine ind... Read More
GEORGETOWN, Ky. – Dec. 3, 2023 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky., is saddened to report that Sun King, a mu... 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 ... 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 Tho... 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 GEOR... Read More
“Eclipse Award champion sprinter Amazombie, who resided at Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky., was euthanized on Monday due to a fractured ankle. The California-bred son of Northern Afleet was 16.” Read more on Daily Racing Form.... Read More
“Rapid Redux made history by winning 22 consecutive races in a little over two years – more than Citation, Cigar or Zenyatta. Amanda Duckworth caught up with this everyday equine celebrity at the Old Friends equine retirement home.” Rea... Read More
Eye of the Tiger was bred and raced by John D. Gunther, who also bred Triple Crown winner Justify. Trained by Jerry Hollendorfer, then Kiaran McLaughlin, he won the Washington Park H (G2) and Affirmed H (G3) and was a competitor in the 2003 Kentucky ... Read More
Two days ago our grand old man Afternoon Deelites was euthanized due to inoperable colic. He passed just days after his racing owner and breeder, Burt Bacharach. Read more on the blog here. ... Read More
Among Laura’s latest photos this morning I was wowed by this one of Quindici Man, just as a really striking picture. Too bad he’s so muddy, I thought. If he was clean I’d have uses for that photo on OF materials. Then I realized it’s the line... Read More