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Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Center
t Old Friends, the non-profit Thoroughbred Re- Old Friends celebrity horses live alongside horses tirement Center in Georgetown, KY, the horses who never earned much more than the love and respect may not be racing anymore, but they are win- fans give for any equine. ners every day. Founded in 2003 Every horse at Old Friends has a stoby former Boston Globe film critic ry to tell, and visitors to the farms Michael Blowen, Old Friends now can hear them all while learning cares for more than 130 horses across about racing and ways to help with three states, most of them stallions Thoroughbred aftercare. Racing whose racing and breeding careers fans in New York can also visit some came to an end. A “living history Old Friends champs. The first satelmuseum of horse racing”, the farm lite division, Old Friends at Cabin attracts nearly 20,000 tourists anCreek,: The Bobby Frankel Divinually that get up close and personal sion, is just a short drive from the with such stars of the turf as BreedSaratoga racecourse and is home to ers’ Cup Champion Gulch, Eclipsebiggest loser Zippy, Award winner Sunshine Forever, Guests come to visit a few ex-raceWhitney Handicap Winner Comhorses, but they often leave having mentator, millionaire gelding Arson been touched by the heart of a ThorSquad, and…the losingest horse in oughbred hero. the history of racing, Zippy Chippy. The formation of Old Friends kicked into high To donate or help Old Friends in some other way, gear when the news broke that Kentucky Derby winvisit: www.oldfriendsequine.org/how-to-help.html, ner Ferdinand had perished in a slaughterhouse in or mail a check to 1841 Paynes Depot Rd, 2002. That discovery gave the organization even more Georgetown, KY 40324. You can also call directly impetus. with a credit card payment at 502-863-1775 www.horsebackmagazine.com
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