b'The 1997 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Silver Charm was retired to Old Friends after stud duty in Japan.devastation, also call Old Friends home. The honor roll of deceased residents now buried on site is just as impressive and includes near Triple Crown winner Char-ismatic, Horse of the Year Skip Away, and sprint champions Gulch and Precisionist.Blowens original concept was a fan-friendly farm for stallions when their breeding days concluded, but the first offi-cial resident was an aged barren broodmare that inadvertently paved the way for Old Friends also to accept mares and geldings. The 250-acre main propertyknown as Dream Chase Farm and conveniently located off Interstate 64 on the outskirts of Lexingtonwelcomes visitors for guided tours that allow guests to feed treats to the Thoroughbreds. The spot is prominently Anne M. eberhArdtfeatured in mainstream tourism promo-tions and attracts a broad range of nearly 20,000 guests per year. Blowen estimates that 80 percent of their visitors want to be close to horses, andOld Friends founder Michael Blowen has a special rapport with residents of the farm.7910_Aftercare.indd 79 3/20/19 4:45 PM'