About Me
Founded in 2003, Old Friends begin as a retirement facility for hard to place pensioned Thoroughbred stallions. When news broke that Kentucky Derby winner Ferdinand had met his death in a Japanese rendering plant, Old Friends answered the call to action. Since 2005, Old Friends has been instrumental in the return of 5 pensioned stallions to the US. Old Friends takes exceptional pride in our horses - from Grade I winning champions to hard-knocking claimers such as Swan's Way who raced until the age of 15. We are privledged to provide a forever home for Eclipse award winner Sunshine Forever, Arlington Million winner Awad, Travers Stakes victor, Will's Way, European superstar Creator, Bonnie's Poker - dam of Hall of Fame Kentucky Derby winner, Silver Charm and Seabiscuit star Popcorn Deelites. On a visit to our farm, you will also meet the great son of Damascus, Ogygian and Grade I winners such as Kiri's Clown, Wallenda, Affirmed Success, Special Ring and Ferdinand's most successful son, Bull inthe Heather. Old Friends is the only retirement facility known to accept stallions, in addition to mares and geldings, on a regular basis. Through a campaign of tourism and education, we continue our mission to inform the public of the plight these animals face once their racing and breeding careers are over. By popular request here is a list of our current retirees...including the 35 onsite retirees here at Dream Chase and additional pensioners cared for at satelite locations across the region...always subject to increase, of course!
AFFIRMED SUCCESS - MILLIONAIRE SON OF TC WINNER AFFIRMED,
AP SLEW,
AWAD - G1 ARLINGTON MILLION WINNER,
BAIE PROSPECTOR,
BENBURB - CANADIAN HORSE OF THE YEAR,
BINGO AKA CONNERY,
BLACK TIE AFFAIR - BREEDER'S CUP CHAMP & HORSE OF THE YEAR,
BLUESTHESTANDARD, MOST WINNING GA BRED OF ALL TIME,
BOULE D'OR,
BONAPAW,
BONNIE'S POKER - DAM OF KY DERBY WINNER SILVER CHARM,
BULL INTHE HEATHER - G1W SON OF FERDINAND,
BURRWOOD,
CAPPUCINO KID - GSW HALF BROTHER TO MEGDALIA D'ORO,
CLEVER ALLEMONT - FAN FAVORITE, RESCUED AT AGE 26,
COMMENTATOR - WHITNEY CHAMPION AND NY FAN FAVORITE,
COZY MISS, DAUGHTER OF THE GREAT COZZENE
CREATOR - GROUP 1 WINNER IN EUROPE, SON OF MILL REEF
DANTHEBLUEGRASSMAN,
DISCREET HERO,
DUKE ORA,
EARLY PIONEER - G1 WINNER,
EASY ELLIS,
EASY GRADES,
ELEGANT LIFE,
ESCAPEFROMNEWYORK,
ETERNAL ORAGE,
FORTUNATE PROSPECT AKA GRANDPA - PROLIFIC FLORIDA SIRE,
FUTURAL,
GABFEST,
GLITTERMAN,
INVIGORATE,
HIDDEN LAKE - ECLIPSE CHAMPION OLDER FEMALE,
JADE HUNTER - Sire of the great Azeri,
JUDGE'S CASE, WINNER OF OVER $700,000 in 100 + starts,
KING JAMES,
KLASSY BRIEFCASE - WORLD RECORD HOLDER 5F ON TURF,
KIRI'S CLOWN - G1 WINNER,
KUDOS - G1 WINNER,
LEAVE SEATTLE,
LITTLE SILVER CHARM - PEOPLE MAGAZINE STAR,
MAKOR'S MARK,
MARK OF SUCCESS,
MARSHALL ROOSTER,
MAX A MILLION,
MIGHTY MECKE,
NORTHERN STONE,
OGYGIAN - G1W SON OF THE GREAT DAMASCUS,
PERSONALIZED(LAUREL) - PRECISIONIST'S ONLY LIVING DAUGHTER,
POLISH NAVY - G1W SIRE OF DERBY WINNER SEA HERO,
POPCORN DEELITES AKA "SEABISCUIT",
PROPER REALITY, DIRECT LINE OF MAN 'O' WAR
REGAL SANCTION,
REMMINGTON AKA ZUPPARDO'S BIG BOY,
RIVA WAY,
SGT. BERT,
SEA NATIVE,
SIPHONIZER,
SHADOWCASTER,
SMOKEY STOVER, SUNSHINE MILLIONS SPRINT CHAMP,
SPECIAL RING - G1 WINNER,
SUNSHINE FOREVER - ECLIPSE TURF CHAMPION,
SWAN'S WAY,
THE NAME'S JIMMY,
THE WICKED NORTH - ECLIPSE OLDER MALE CHAMPION,
THORNFIELD - CANADIAN HORSE OF THE YEAR,
TOUR OF THE CAT - MILLIONAIRE WHO RACED TO AGE 11,
WALLACE STATION,
WALLENDA - G1 WINNER,
WILLIAMSTOWN, SON OF TRIPLE CROWN WINNER SEATTLE SLEW
WILL'S WAY - TRAVERS STAKES WINNER OVER HOY SKIP AWAY.And...and In Memoriam of our beloved Old Friends who have now passed over the Rainbow Bridge, we honor:Hall of Famer Precisionist, Bluegrass Stakes winner and Triple Crown Contender Taylor's Special, Breeders Cup Turf Champion Fraise, Eclipse Award winner Estrapade, 1990 Horse of the Year Criminal Type, good horses Occasion, Steel Robbing, Ascending Hazes, NY Stallion Series Champion Ballindaggin, Calder Hall of Fame millionaire Flying Pidgeon, our own "Black Stallion" Big Cap winner Ruhlmann, who all sadly left us in 2008. 2009: In February the beautiful son of Pleasant Colony, Stage Colony; Easter Sunday weekend, our first retiree, the daughter of Exceller, Narrow Escape, in May, Group 1 winner, Argentine bred stallion Gold Spring and in October, the King of Beulah Park track record setting warrior of over 100 starts, Team Ivytree's beloved friend, Appygolucky. They will forever remain in our hearts and will always be a part of the Old Friends circle.For more information on our wonderful horses, our history, and how you can help, please visit the official Old Friends website at www.oldfriendsequine.org and thanks for visiting Old Friends myspace!
