December 23, 2024

Old Friends schedules fundraising event

Last updated: 5/3/11 2:08 PM


Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, Kentucky,
will hold its annual Homecoming fundraising event on Sunday beginning at 4 p.m.
(EDT). The festivities will take place at Old Friends’s Dream Chase Farm,
located at 1841 Paynes Depot Road in Georgetown.

Tickets are $25; Old Friends members and shareholders and students with IDs
are $15. Reservations are strongly suggested and can be made by calling
502-863-1775.

Highlights of the event include:


  • Live music by Lexington favorite Roger BonDurant
  • Guided farm tours
  • Live and silent auctions of racing memorabilia, collectible stallion
    halters, jewelry, photographs, fine art, and more
  • Sumptuous BBQ fare by Tommy Walters’ Furlongs Catering Company. The menu
    features pulled pork ribs, potato salad, baked beans, buttered rolls, and
    dessert
  • A live demonstration on the making of Raku/horse hair pottery by the
    artists of Pottery Rowe in Louisville, Kentucky

  • Pottery Rowe will also take orders and create custom pots for guests bringing
    swatches of horse manes or tails.

    Old Friends’ Georgetown farm is home to more than 75 champions of the turf,
    including Eclipse winner Sunshine Forever, Grade 1 winner Marquetry, Florida
    Derby (G1) star Bull inthe Heather, top sprinter Ogygian, Derby contender
    Danthebluegrassman, and Breeders’ Cup winner and famed sire Gulch.

    Old Friends is a non-profit organization that cares for more than 100 retired
    racehorses. Dream Chase Farm is open to tourists daily by appointment, and Old
    Friends also has a satellite facility in Greenfield Center, New York, Old
    Friends at Cabin Creek: The Bobby Frankel Division, which is also open to
    visitors.

    For more information on tours, any of the retirees, reservations at the Old
    Friends B&B, or to make a donation, contact the main farm at 502-863-1775 or
    visit the website at
    www.oldfriendsequine.org
    .