{"product_id":"celebrating-old-friends-rick-capone-9781467137836","title":"Celebrating Old Friends: Stories from Kentucky's Thoroughbred Retirement Farm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOver the last decade \u003ci\u003eOld Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY, has put a new face on the concept of equine aftercare.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e When Michael Blowen first dreamed of creating \u003ci\u003eOld Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, he envisioned a place where Thoroughbred stallions could retire with dignity following their racing or breeding careers. He also wanted people to visit the iconic horses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In 2003, \u003ci\u003eOld Friends\u003c\/i\u003e opened on leased land with a miniature horse named \u003ci\u003eLittle Silver Charm\u003c\/i\u003e, a gelding named \u003ci\u003eInvigorate\u003c\/i\u003e and a mare named \u003ci\u003eNarrow Escape\u003c\/i\u003e. Today, the two-hundred-plus-acre farm in Georgetown has more than 160 retired Thoroughbred stallions, geldings and mares, including two \u003ci\u003eKentucky Derby\u003c\/i\u003e winners. It even welcomed two satellite farms, one in New York and one at Kentucky Downs racetrack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In his follow-up to \u003ci\u003eHistory of Old Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, Rick Capone revisits the unforgettable history of this horse retirement home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Capone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467137839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467137836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Rick Capone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992044142847,"sku":"9781467137836","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c7146ac-7eaa-45b0-a738-f270cd1d2103.jpg?v=1683313726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/celebrating-old-friends-rick-capone-9781467137836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}