Old Friends Welcomes Graded Stakes Winner Flatlined

Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement farm in Georgetown, Ky. is pleased to announce the arrival of Flatlined, winner of the 2016 Old Friends Stakes at Kentucky Downs. Flatlined joins Kalamos, Next Shares, and Get Western as winners of the race who have utilized the guaranteed spot at Old Friends that they are granted upon their victory in the race. "It is a particularly happy day for us at Old Friends when we can welcome the winner of one of the races that bear our name. We are so pleased to honor our commitment to Flatlined and welcome him to Old Friends. This successful, rugged gelding will enjoy a well-deserved retirement and I suspect he will be among the favorites of our thousands of annual visitors," said John Nicholson, President and CEO of Old Friends. Bred by B & B Thoroughbreds and Marty Hughes. Flatlined was a successful racehorse with his 36 starts seeing him earn $499,504 with six wins and eight other top three finishes. The gelding's win in the Old Friends S. came in just his second start at the stakes level and immediately after he'd romped in an Allowance Optional Claiming race. Entered by trainer Charles Dickey in the Old Friends S. for his first Kentucky Downs start, he led nearly all the way to win by a neck in a three-way photo finish for the win. In addition to the Old Friends Stakes, his victories also include the 2017 Ft. Lauderdale S. (G2) and Cliff Guilliams Handicap. Flatlined retired on June 8, 2019 after finishing fourth in an Allowance Optional Claiming race at Suffolk Downs, one of the final races run at the track. Four of the five winners of the Old Friends S. have retired to Old Friends with remaining winner Sir Dudley Digges currently standing at stud in Canada.