Tuneintobow

Photo by Rick Capone

Tuneintobow began racing at three on the Gulfstream Park dirt track as a Shadybrook Farm homebred trained by Michael Yates. Winless in his first five races, “Bo” was dropped to claiming ranks and got his first win the following year Saratoga over five and a half furlongs on the turf for owner Marco Bommarito and trainer Bobby Dibona, with Paco Lopez riding. His second win, in a $16K five furlong turf race at Gulfstream Park West, came for trainer by Aubrey Maragh, with Jose Alvarado in the irons. Tuneintobow’s final win, at 6 furlongs on the Gulfstream Park dirt track, came at age 5 for a tag of $6,250, with Eddie Dominguez up. Bo was claimed twice in his last four races, ending up with Drawing Away Stable, which retired him to Old Friends when an injury sidelined him. He achieved $79,200 in earnings with 3 wins, 3 second and 2 thirds in 17 starts. Hopes that Bo might have a second career as an eventer were dashed when it was discovered that stiffness from his injury will always be with him. Bo just needs a happy, secure place to live, and that’s what Old Friends is dedicated to providing him—if you’ve met Bo, you know he’s too sweet not to love.

(From the Old Friends website)

Sun King

Photo by Laura Battles

Raced by Tracy Farmer, Sun King was trained by Hall-of-Famer Nick Zito. Great trainers know a talented juvenile, and Zito’s bold move off a first win into the Grade 1 Champagne Stakes was justified by Sun King’s strong 3rd against the likes of Afleet Alex, followed by a 3rd in the 2004 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile. At three, Sun King won the 2005 Tampa Bay Derby (G3) with Edgar Prado up. 4th place in a Blue Grass Stakes plagued by traffic led to the 2005 Kentucky Derby, one of the few races where Sun King didn’t do well. He ran 4th in the Preakness, won the Leonard Richards Stakes (G3) at Delaware, lost a hard-fought duel to Roman Ruler in the Haskell, and won the Pennsylvania Derby (G2) under Raphael Bejarano. A 3rd in the Jockey Club Gold Cup wound up that campaign. At four, Sun King won his most memorable race, the Commonwealth Stakes (G2) at Keeneland. Sun King’s newfound patience and Zito’s conditioning achieved an overpowering stretch run on a speed-favoring track. He finished 2nd in the Met Mile, Albert the Great Stakes and Whitney Stakes, and 3rd in the Woodward, becoming a multimillionaire. At five he finished 2nd in the Westchester Handicap, Woodward Stakes and Ack Ack Stakes. Though Sun King often just missed winning, the best son of Charismatic proved one of the fastest in the country from sprint through classic distance with career earnings of $2,240,008 in 28 starts with 6 wins, 7 places and 5 shows. Sun King stood at Darby Dan in Kentucky and Elite Thoroughbreds in Louisiana, retiring due to infertility in 2017. Old Friends thanks Tracy Farmer for enabling Sun King’s retirement to our Georgetown farm.

(From the Old Friends website)

Green Mask

Photo by Laura Battles

Bred in Kentucky by D. J. Stable and purchased by Sheikh Abdullah Saeed Almaddah, Green Mask showed flair from his very first race at Keeneland. At three he won the 2014 Paradise Creek Stakes on the Belmont turf with jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. At four he acquitted himself well in a campaign ranging from Florida to Dubai to Kentucky to Hong Kong, finishing in the first three in four of his six starts, including the Grade 1 Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan and the 2015 Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. In 2016 Green Mask came on strong again, winning the Bonapaw Stakes at the Fair Grounds, a race honoring Old Friends retiree Bonapaw (1996-2017), and participating in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint. Like many of the best turf athletes, Green Mask improved with age and experience. At six he won the Twin Spires Turf Sprint (G3) at Churchill Downs, Highlander Stakes (G2) at Woodbine, and Troy Handicap at Saratoga, all with Javier Castellano up. A fractured sesamoid during a workout in September 2017 ended his race career. In all, he achieved 8 wins, 8 seconds, 3 thirds and $1,064,761 for owner Sheikh Abdullah Almaddah and trainers Wesley Ward, Christophe Clement, then Brad Cox. After treatment by Dr. Dean Richardson at the New Bolton Center and care at Dell Ridge Farm in Lexington, Green Mask arrived at Old Friends in January 2018 where his friendly disposition immediately won our hearts. Many thanks to Sheikh Abdullah Almaddah, Brad Cox, Dell Ridge, and all of the care givers who enabled Green Mask's retirement to Old Friends.

(From the Old Friends website)

Summer Attraction

Photo by Rick Capone

Summer Attraction raced on the New England circuit. Beginning auspiciously if modestly, he won his second start in a maiden special weight at Suffolk Downs for owner Thomas Willmott and trainer Carlos Figueroa, with Tamay Alpander up. A bid for the Sanford Stakes proved him no stakes horse and was returned to Suffolk but was winless for the rest of the season. From ages three through five he raced as a claimer at Suffolk Downs and Rockingham Park. Though a non-winner at three, he earned each time he raced, usually finishing in the first three. At four years old Summer Attraction was claimed by J J Gittes Racing, for whom he achieved his other three wins, conditioned by Luis Arzola and ridden by Wilfredo Lozano, Jr., Victor Colon, then Richard Johnson. He also finished a valiant second to future Old Friends colleague Slamming. In 34 starts he achieved 4 wins, 6 seconds and 6 thirds for $28,214. J J Gittes Racing partner Michael Blowen enabled Summer Attraction’s retirement to Old Friends.

(From the Old Friends website)

Archie's Echo

Photo by Laura Battles

Archie’s Echo competed for modest purses at small-time tracks. From ages three to six he worked hard, won some, and lost some. He visited the winner’s circle at Atlantic City, Suffolk Downs in Massachusetts, and Rockingham Park in New Hampshire. Like most claiming horses, he passed through several ownerships and trainers’ barns, retiring in 1995 with 7 wins, 6 seconds, 4 thirds for $32,324. Twenty years later, he turned up at a slaughter auction facility. By the look of him, Archie’s recent history had been rough, and ulceration had blinded one eye. Parx Racing Vice President Sam Elliott bought the 26 year old. Turning For Home provided his transportation, medical care and a temporary home. Longtime trainer and Thoroughbred advocate Lorita Lindemann, who had groomed Archie early in her career, facilitated his retirement to Old Friends, which thanks all whose efforts and financial support have provided Archie with a secure, dignified home for the rest of his life.

(From the Old Friends website)

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