Old Friends Farm
@oldfriendsfarm.bsky.social
Eclipse Award-winning Thoroughbred Retirement. Home of Kentucky Derby winners Silver Charm, Big Brown, I’ll Have Another. Tours daily. Georgetown, KY Oldfriendsequine.org 502-863-1775
Samantha Siegel’s Rail Trip has been with us for 11 years and currently causes chaos with his Paddock 30 buddies Cherono, Lion Hunter, and Noble Indy after a career that saw him win 9 races for $1.5 million in earnings, led by the G1 Hollywood Gold Cup.
📸 Laura Battles
📸 Laura Battles
November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Samantha Siegel’s Rail Trip has been with us for 11 years and currently causes chaos with his Paddock 30 buddies Cherono, Lion Hunter, and Noble Indy after a career that saw him win 9 races for $1.5 million in earnings, led by the G1 Hollywood Gold Cup.
📸 Laura Battles
📸 Laura Battles
Retired to Old Friends by our good friend Michael Hui 4 years ago, 2020 G1 Pegasus World Cup winner Zulu Alpha celebrated 12 victories in his career for over $2 million in earnings. He was an international star, starting his career in Ireland before switching to racing in North America.
November 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Retired to Old Friends by our good friend Michael Hui 4 years ago, 2020 G1 Pegasus World Cup winner Zulu Alpha celebrated 12 victories in his career for over $2 million in earnings. He was an international star, starting his career in Ireland before switching to racing in North America.
Multiple graded stakes placed Starspangled Heat heard that we’re going back into birthday season in just over a month, but he’s always lived with a “if you’re not first, you’re last” mentality, so he’s celebrating early – today is his 17th birthday!
📸Laura Battles
📸Laura Battles
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Multiple graded stakes placed Starspangled Heat heard that we’re going back into birthday season in just over a month, but he’s always lived with a “if you’re not first, you’re last” mentality, so he’s celebrating early – today is his 17th birthday!
📸Laura Battles
📸Laura Battles
One of the very first horses you’ll see when you drive up to the farm is our one-eyed resident Pollard’s Vision. A graded stakes winning earner of $1.4 million who stood at stud in five different locations, he’s best known as the sire of champion Blind Luck!
November 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
One of the very first horses you’ll see when you drive up to the farm is our one-eyed resident Pollard’s Vision. A graded stakes winning earner of $1.4 million who stood at stud in five different locations, he’s best known as the sire of champion Blind Luck!
We are devastated to share the passing of Touch Gold, the 1997 @BelmontStakes winner, who succumbed to the infirmities of old age at 31.
Tough, intelligent, determined, & courageous, he embodied the very spirit of a champion on the track and in retirement.
📸 Laura Battles
Tough, intelligent, determined, & courageous, he embodied the very spirit of a champion on the track and in retirement.
📸 Laura Battles
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We are devastated to share the passing of Touch Gold, the 1997 @BelmontStakes winner, who succumbed to the infirmities of old age at 31.
Tough, intelligent, determined, & courageous, he embodied the very spirit of a champion on the track and in retirement.
📸 Laura Battles
Tough, intelligent, determined, & courageous, he embodied the very spirit of a champion on the track and in retirement.
📸 Laura Battles
The day after the Saints won their game, our Horse of the Day is Gayle Benson’s Saint Aloysius! The 12-year-old only raced twice and quickly showed it wasn’t the job for him so these days, he’s one of the six in the Paddock 31 BFF group.
📸 Laura Battles
📸 Laura Battles
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The day after the Saints won their game, our Horse of the Day is Gayle Benson’s Saint Aloysius! The 12-year-old only raced twice and quickly showed it wasn’t the job for him so these days, he’s one of the six in the Paddock 31 BFF group.
📸 Laura Battles
📸 Laura Battles
It’s Award S. day at Aqueduct!
Awad (1990-2011) was an incredible racehorse with 70 starts and 14 wins, earning $3.2 million. He excelled on grass, winning four Grade 1 turf races and arrived at Old Friends in 2006 after standing stud in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Awad (1990-2011) was an incredible racehorse with 70 starts and 14 wins, earning $3.2 million. He excelled on grass, winning four Grade 1 turf races and arrived at Old Friends in 2006 after standing stud in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
November 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
It’s Award S. day at Aqueduct!
Awad (1990-2011) was an incredible racehorse with 70 starts and 14 wins, earning $3.2 million. He excelled on grass, winning four Grade 1 turf races and arrived at Old Friends in 2006 after standing stud in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
Awad (1990-2011) was an incredible racehorse with 70 starts and 14 wins, earning $3.2 million. He excelled on grass, winning four Grade 1 turf races and arrived at Old Friends in 2006 after standing stud in Maryland and Pennsylvania.
One of our favorite traditions continues! Every year around the @breederscup.bsky.social, Dee Poulos sends a floral arrangement for Black Tie Affair's grave. They arrived the other day and just like every year, they're beautiful!
November 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
One of our favorite traditions continues! Every year around the @breederscup.bsky.social, Dee Poulos sends a floral arrangement for Black Tie Affair's grave. They arrived the other day and just like every year, they're beautiful!
Did You Know?
If it seems like we’re collecting winners of the @BreedersCup Sprint, well, we are. Five have become Old Friends retirees!
🐴Precisionist
🐴Gulch
🐴 Cajun Beat
🐴Amazombie
🐴Work All Week
📸Laura Battles
If it seems like we’re collecting winners of the @BreedersCup Sprint, well, we are. Five have become Old Friends retirees!
🐴Precisionist
🐴Gulch
🐴 Cajun Beat
🐴Amazombie
🐴Work All Week
📸Laura Battles
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Did You Know?
If it seems like we’re collecting winners of the @BreedersCup Sprint, well, we are. Five have become Old Friends retirees!
🐴Precisionist
🐴Gulch
🐴 Cajun Beat
🐴Amazombie
🐴Work All Week
📸Laura Battles
If it seems like we’re collecting winners of the @BreedersCup Sprint, well, we are. Five have become Old Friends retirees!
🐴Precisionist
🐴Gulch
🐴 Cajun Beat
🐴Amazombie
🐴Work All Week
📸Laura Battles
The Official Aftercare Partner of the Breeders’ Cup is the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. Old Friends has proudly been an original accredited TAA organization since its inception in 2013.
Thank you, Breeders’ Cup for supporting aftercare and Old Friends!
Thank you, Breeders’ Cup for supporting aftercare and Old Friends!
October 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The Official Aftercare Partner of the Breeders’ Cup is the Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. Old Friends has proudly been an original accredited TAA organization since its inception in 2013.
Thank you, Breeders’ Cup for supporting aftercare and Old Friends!
Thank you, Breeders’ Cup for supporting aftercare and Old Friends!
Keeneland’s closing day means we’re down to one week left of our regular season tour schedule! We have limited tours available in November and will close from December to February. You can book your tour today at oldfriendsequine.org/visit/
📸 @PyroisMedia
📸 @PyroisMedia
October 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Keeneland’s closing day means we’re down to one week left of our regular season tour schedule! We have limited tours available in November and will close from December to February. You can book your tour today at oldfriendsequine.org/visit/
📸 @PyroisMedia
📸 @PyroisMedia
Bred by one of our best friends, Samantha Siegel and her dad Mace, El Oh El has been here since 2017. His paddock-mates V.E. Day, Forte Dei Marmi, and Own Agenda say he absolutely does laugh out loud at everything & it’s borderline annoying.
📸 Laura Battles
📸 Laura Battles
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Bred by one of our best friends, Samantha Siegel and her dad Mace, El Oh El has been here since 2017. His paddock-mates V.E. Day, Forte Dei Marmi, and Own Agenda say he absolutely does laugh out loud at everything & it’s borderline annoying.
📸 Laura Battles
📸 Laura Battles
🐎Can You Help?🐎
This month we’re asking our amazing supporters for donations of two items we use a lot: Elastikon tape, & EasyBoots (sizes 4 and 5)
If you’d like to help, you can donate both items through our Amazon Wish List at
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
This month we’re asking our amazing supporters for donations of two items we use a lot: Elastikon tape, & EasyBoots (sizes 4 and 5)
If you’d like to help, you can donate both items through our Amazon Wish List at
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
October 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🐎Can You Help?🐎
This month we’re asking our amazing supporters for donations of two items we use a lot: Elastikon tape, & EasyBoots (sizes 4 and 5)
If you’d like to help, you can donate both items through our Amazon Wish List at
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
This month we’re asking our amazing supporters for donations of two items we use a lot: Elastikon tape, & EasyBoots (sizes 4 and 5)
If you’d like to help, you can donate both items through our Amazon Wish List at
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
Hey everyone, it's Lava Man here with a Fall FundRacing update!
You can help the boys catch Bold and Bossy or help her pull farther ahead by donating to your chosen team at oldfriendsequine.org/wp-content/u...!
You can help the boys catch Bold and Bossy or help her pull farther ahead by donating to your chosen team at oldfriendsequine.org/wp-content/u...!
October 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hey everyone, it's Lava Man here with a Fall FundRacing update!
You can help the boys catch Bold and Bossy or help her pull farther ahead by donating to your chosen team at oldfriendsequine.org/wp-content/u...!
You can help the boys catch Bold and Bossy or help her pull farther ahead by donating to your chosen team at oldfriendsequine.org/wp-content/u...!
Today we proudly celebrate National Kentucky Day and our place in KY’s equine heritage. Our $2.1 billion state industry is home to 31,000 operations with 209,500 horses, 48,500 of which are Thoroughbreds. There are 12,500 employees & 25 of them work tirelessly on our four farms!
October 19, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Today we proudly celebrate National Kentucky Day and our place in KY’s equine heritage. Our $2.1 billion state industry is home to 31,000 operations with 209,500 horses, 48,500 of which are Thoroughbreds. There are 12,500 employees & 25 of them work tirelessly on our four farms!
We are sad to share the loss of Quindici Man, who was a 3 year resident of Old Friends.
Quindici Man won the Pomona & Zia Park Derbies among his 47 career starts& earning $536,666. We’ll all miss the Man, especially paddock-mate Shackleson. Our condolences to all who loved him.
Quindici Man won the Pomona & Zia Park Derbies among his 47 career starts& earning $536,666. We’ll all miss the Man, especially paddock-mate Shackleson. Our condolences to all who loved him.
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
We are sad to share the loss of Quindici Man, who was a 3 year resident of Old Friends.
Quindici Man won the Pomona & Zia Park Derbies among his 47 career starts& earning $536,666. We’ll all miss the Man, especially paddock-mate Shackleson. Our condolences to all who loved him.
Quindici Man won the Pomona & Zia Park Derbies among his 47 career starts& earning $536,666. We’ll all miss the Man, especially paddock-mate Shackleson. Our condolences to all who loved him.
A 2020 arrival at Old Friends, graded stakes winner Poshsky raced from ages 3-10 with 76 starts and 16 wins for $823,383 in earnings. This small, valiant horse is an Old Friends favorite because he’s a great-grandson of one of earliest retirees, Ruhlmann.
📸 Laura Battles
📸 Laura Battles
October 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A 2020 arrival at Old Friends, graded stakes winner Poshsky raced from ages 3-10 with 76 starts and 16 wins for $823,383 in earnings. This small, valiant horse is an Old Friends favorite because he’s a great-grandson of one of earliest retirees, Ruhlmann.
📸 Laura Battles
📸 Laura Battles
Have you ever wanted to spend an evening at with us? Now is your opportunity.
To celebrate a new partnership with MyRacehorse, we're having an event on 10/24 that will be filled with music, legends & unforgettable moments!
Tickets 👉https://experiences.myracehorse.com/products/old-friends-farm-event
To celebrate a new partnership with MyRacehorse, we're having an event on 10/24 that will be filled with music, legends & unforgettable moments!
Tickets 👉https://experiences.myracehorse.com/products/old-friends-farm-event
October 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Have you ever wanted to spend an evening at with us? Now is your opportunity.
To celebrate a new partnership with MyRacehorse, we're having an event on 10/24 that will be filled with music, legends & unforgettable moments!
Tickets 👉https://experiences.myracehorse.com/products/old-friends-farm-event
To celebrate a new partnership with MyRacehorse, we're having an event on 10/24 that will be filled with music, legends & unforgettable moments!
Tickets 👉https://experiences.myracehorse.com/products/old-friends-farm-event
We have some very exciting news - the total amount raised for our HayRaiser is in! Because of your help, we raised $53,740.52 to feed our horses this winter!
If you are a procrastinator we have good news. You can still donate at oldfriendsequine.org/old-friends-...!
If you are a procrastinator we have good news. You can still donate at oldfriendsequine.org/old-friends-...!
October 14, 2025 at 3:00 PM
We have some very exciting news - the total amount raised for our HayRaiser is in! Because of your help, we raised $53,740.52 to feed our horses this winter!
If you are a procrastinator we have good news. You can still donate at oldfriendsequine.org/old-friends-...!
If you are a procrastinator we have good news. You can still donate at oldfriendsequine.org/old-friends-...!
Before Bellamy Road joined Old Friends 4 years ago, he was a successful G1 winner who went off as the favorite in the 2005 Kentucky Derby before becoming a stallion. Owner Jessica Steinbrenner faithfully supports him and still visits him in Kentucky regularly.
📸 Laura Battles
📸 Laura Battles
October 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Before Bellamy Road joined Old Friends 4 years ago, he was a successful G1 winner who went off as the favorite in the 2005 Kentucky Derby before becoming a stallion. Owner Jessica Steinbrenner faithfully supports him and still visits him in Kentucky regularly.
📸 Laura Battles
📸 Laura Battles
Nine years ago Timothy James was one of 40+ horses found in a neglect case in Mercer County, KY and came to Old Friends. After suffering an injury this summer, TJ is recuperating, thanks to loads of TLC from Rood and Riddle, and waiting for the day he can return to his buddies in Paddock 32.
October 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Nine years ago Timothy James was one of 40+ horses found in a neglect case in Mercer County, KY and came to Old Friends. After suffering an injury this summer, TJ is recuperating, thanks to loads of TLC from Rood and Riddle, and waiting for the day he can return to his buddies in Paddock 32.
With today’s running of the Maryland Million, we celebrate early Old Friends retirees Awad, a major graded stakes winner who found success early in his career in the 1993 Turf, and Richard’s Lass who claimed victory in the 1992 Oaks.
October 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
With today’s running of the Maryland Million, we celebrate early Old Friends retirees Awad, a major graded stakes winner who found success early in his career in the 1993 Turf, and Richard’s Lass who claimed victory in the 1992 Oaks.
FundRacing update from Lava Man:
Bold And Bossy is showing off the speed that made her famous for running down the freeway as she pulls away from I'll Have Another& Game On Dude to put the mares in front!
Picks sides and donate to the FundRacer here👉 oldfriendsequine.org/wp-content/u...
Bold And Bossy is showing off the speed that made her famous for running down the freeway as she pulls away from I'll Have Another& Game On Dude to put the mares in front!
Picks sides and donate to the FundRacer here👉 oldfriendsequine.org/wp-content/u...
October 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
FundRacing update from Lava Man:
Bold And Bossy is showing off the speed that made her famous for running down the freeway as she pulls away from I'll Have Another& Game On Dude to put the mares in front!
Picks sides and donate to the FundRacer here👉 oldfriendsequine.org/wp-content/u...
Bold And Bossy is showing off the speed that made her famous for running down the freeway as she pulls away from I'll Have Another& Game On Dude to put the mares in front!
Picks sides and donate to the FundRacer here👉 oldfriendsequine.org/wp-content/u...
Eight-year resident Bent On Bourbon is one of a trio of retirees from Bourbon Lane Stables and enjoys life with his eight BFFs in Paddock 32. Back before he joined us, he was a stakes winning racehorse as the winner of the G3 Iowa Derby in 2015.
📸 Laura Battles
📸 Laura Battles
October 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Eight-year resident Bent On Bourbon is one of a trio of retirees from Bourbon Lane Stables and enjoys life with his eight BFFs in Paddock 32. Back before he joined us, he was a stakes winning racehorse as the winner of the G3 Iowa Derby in 2015.
📸 Laura Battles
📸 Laura Battles
We had a fun visitor at Ashton Grove recently when former resident Winston stopped by to say hi to everyone!
You can read all about it and see a video of his return in this recent Old Friends' blog 👉https://oldfriendsblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/
You can read all about it and see a video of his return in this recent Old Friends' blog 👉https://oldfriendsblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/
October 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We had a fun visitor at Ashton Grove recently when former resident Winston stopped by to say hi to everyone!
You can read all about it and see a video of his return in this recent Old Friends' blog 👉https://oldfriendsblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/
You can read all about it and see a video of his return in this recent Old Friends' blog 👉https://oldfriendsblog.wordpress.com/2025/10/