Charismatic at Old Friends (Photo: Laura Battles) From Michael: Sometimes the gods are just plain cruel. After more than a decade of working with the Japanese Bloodstock Breeders Association planning for the day when Charismatic could return to his fans in America, the dream finally came true. Last October, when Kaori Matsuda emailed me that…
Photo: Shigeki Yusa. Dual Classic Winner Charismatic Dies Suddenly GEORGETOWN, KY – FEBRUARY 19, 2017 – Dual classic winner and 1999 Horse of the Year Charismatic has died. The 20-year-old stallion, who returned to the United States from the JBBA Shizunai Stallion Station in Japan on December 4, 2016, was pensioned at Old Friends, the…
Charismatic wins the Derby! (Photo by Barbara Livingston) GEORGETOWN, KY – NOVEMBER 21, 2016 – Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement Facility in Georgetown, KY, is inviting fans to become a member of Kentucky Derby winner Charismatic’s “Inner Circle”. On October 26, Old Friends announced that the dual-classic winner and 1999 Horse of the Year would…
