Horse of the Year and 1991 Breeders Cup Classic winner Black Tie Affair has been pensioned. His Classic has so many good horses in it - Twilight Agenda Fly So Free, Unbridled, Marquetry and although not a smoking time he did it his way.
Take a couple minutes to remember - or see him for the first time:
Black Tie Affair has sired 35 stakes winners and is a son of Miswaki. He first stood at the Vinery, then went to Japan and returned to the US to stand in West Virginia since 2004. On the track he won 18 of 45 starts, $3,370,694 and won the Philip H Iselin Handicap as well as the Classic and five other graded stakes. Bred in Ireland his grey coat is now white and at 23 has a stud career that includes grade 1 winners Evening attire and Formal Gold as well as Brazilian champion My Tie. He's sired 410 winners from 683 starters, solid both on and off the track.
Keywords: Black Tie Affair, Breeders Cup Classic, Evening Attire, Formal Gold, Horse of the Year
