Old Friends is a Thoroughbred Retirement Facility based in Georgetown, KY. Founded in 2003 by former Boston Globe film critic Michael Blowen with one horse on one leased acre, Old Friends now cares for more than 150 horses in three states, many of them luminaries of the turf. A “living history museum of horse racing”, the farm attracts nealy 20,000 tourists annually that get up close and personal with such superstars as 1997 Kentucky Derby winner Silver Charm, three-time Santa Anita Handicap victor Game On Dude, Breeders’ Cup Champions Gulch and Amazombie, Belmont Stakes winner Sarava,and Hollywood Gold Cup and multiple-stakes winner Rail Trip.

Every horse at Old Friends has a story to tell, and visitors to the farm can hear them all while discovering new ways to contribute to Thoroughbred aftercare. The farm is open to the public daily for guided tours. And Old Friends now has two satellite divisions: Old Friends at Cabin Creek: The Bobby Frankel Division, which just a short drive from the Saratoga racecourse in New York (home to biggest loser Zippy, Travers Stakes winner Will’s Way and multiple-stakes winner Be Bullish) and Old Friends at Kentucky Downs the racetrack in Franklin, KY, which has five horses in its newly launched live horse exhibit.