Old Friends, the Thoroughbred retirement center in Georgetown, Kentucky, has announced that dual-classic winner War Emblem is back in the Bluegrass.

Winner of the 2002 Kentucky Derby and 2002 Preakness Stakes, War Emblem arrived in the United States on Oct. 12 after 13 years standing stud at the renowned Shadai Stallion Station in Hokkaido, Japan.

"He arrived safely and looks terrific," said Old Friends President and Founder Michael Blowen. "Fans have been so anxious to see him, and we just want everyone to know that as soon as he clears quarantine he’ll come to the farm."

Earlier this summer the Yoshida family, owners of Shadai, generously donated the now-16-year-old stallion to Old Friends. The horse’s travel, meanwhile, was sponsored in part by many of his kind supporters