Old Friends
Michael Blowen, founder and president of the Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement Farm in Kentucky, made an offer of $5,000 to Felix Monserrate for Zippy Chippy to live at Old Friends at Cabin Creek: The Bobby Frankel Division of Old Friends near Saratoga Race Course in New York. "This is the first time we've offered money for a horse," Blowen said. "Believe me, $5,000 is a lot of money to us, and we can use it many other ways if Mr. Monserrate decides to back out of the deal."
Zippy Chippy arrived at Old Friends at Cabin Creek on April 22, 2010. The 19-year-old gelding joined Cabin Creekâs seven other retirees and is expected to live out his life there, where he will be permanently pensioned. Cabin Creek is the first Old Friends auxiliary farm and is located just outside Saratoga, New York, in Greenfield Center; it is owned and operated by Joann and Mark Pepper.
Zippy Chippy is scheduled to go on tour in Kentucky in the summer of 2012 to please his large fan base and bring attention to the safe retirement of race horses.
Other horses with long losing streaks include Dona Chepa (0 wins out of 125 starts), Ouroene (0 for 124), Gloria Springs (0 for 106, Japan), Thrust (0 for 105, North America) and Quixall Crossett (0 for 103, Britain).
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“I love everything that’s old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines; and, I believe, Dorothy, you’ll own I have been pretty fond of an old wife.”
—Oliver Goldsmith (1728–1774)