War Emblem retires to Old Friends
Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Center in Georgetown, KY, is happy to announce that dual-classic winner War Emblem is back in the Bluegrass. Winner of the 2002 Kentucky Derby and 2002 Preakness Stakes, War Emblem arrived in the United States on Monday October 12 after 13 years standing stud at the renowned Shadai Stallion Station in Hokkaido. “He arrived safely and looks terrific,” said Old Friends President and founder Michael Blowen. “Fans have been so anxious to see him, and we just want everyone to know that as soon as he clears quarantine he’ll come to the farm,” Blowen said. […]
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It’s big. It’s coming. Look out Kentucky!
The 3rd annual Thoroughbred Makeover & Symposium, which will usher in a tsunami of Thoroughbreds to the Kentucky Horse Park Oct. 23-25, is so big, so grand, that it’s almost an entirely different entity than the two Thoroughbred Makeover shows that preceded it, says its creator Steuart Pittman. “This show is practically brand new,” he says. “With the last two shows, we had to limit the numbers of participants, but we’ve always been really curious about the concept of letting in a lot of people. This meant we had to get out of the Pimlico Race Course venue, because it was […]
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Photo of the Week: 1-eyed OTTB gets an A+
Four Fs and a D, the last horse to find a home after Suffolk Downs closed last year, is gearing up to compete with Hilary Popiel at the Retired Racehorse Project’s Thoroughbred Makeover in Kentucky this month. A brave chestnut who was passed over and passed over due to his missing left eye, the OTTB has proven to be as game as any horse she has ever trained, says Popiel. “He can have people passing him on one side, and opening umbrellas on the other side, and nothing bothers him,” she says. “He’s incredible!” Popiel says her decision to train Four […]
