(22) 6-8-3-4 $1,159,700 MSW
Purchased at Auction as a yearling ($151,000)
Black Tie Affair-r (Miswaki-r x Hat Tab Girl-r,Al Hattab-r])
Flute-r(Seattle Slew-r x Rougeur-r, Blushing Groom-r)
45 Starts: 18 - 9 - 6, $3,370,694
At 2: Won Malus S. [R]; 2nd Deputy Minister S., Allegheny S.
At 3: Won Sheridan S. (USA-G3), Bold Favorite H. (USA-L); 2nd Cupid S. [R]; 3rd Thomas D. Nash Memorial H. (USA-L), Sportsman's Park Breeders' Cup H. (USA-L)
At 4: Won Hawthorne Gold Cup H. (USA-G2), Commonwealth Breeders' Cup S.(USA-G3), Equipoise Mile H.(USA-G3); 2nd Island Whirl H. (USA-L), Jack R. Johnston Memorial S. (USA-L), Isaac Murphy S.; 3rd Breeders' Cup Sprint (USA-G1), Louisiana Downs Breeders' Cup S. (USA-L)
At 5: Won Breeders' Cup Classic (USA-G1), Phillip H. Iselin H. (USA-G1), Michigan Mile and One-Eighth H. (USA-G2), Washington Park H. (USA-G2), Cornhusker H. (USA-G3), Stephen Foster H. (USA-G3), Commonwealth Breeders' Cup S. (USA-G3); 2nd Carter H. (USA-G1); 3rd Razorback H. (USA-G2)
U.S. Horse of the Year and champion older male, 1991.
Black Tie Affair was conceived in Kentucky but was born in Ireland while his dam was visiting Caerleon. He returned to the USA to race. Exported to Japan as a stallion after standing the 1992-1997 seasons in Kentucky, he has been repatriated after standing in Japan from 1998-2003 and as of 2004 is standing at Blue Ridge Farm near Upperville, VA.
~8 Starts: 4 - 3 - 0, $1,101,504
Won Kentucky Oaks Gr.1 (USA), Alabama S. Gr.1 (USA). 2nd Santa Anita Oaks Gr.1 (USA), Beldame S. Gr.1 (USA).
~Dam of MSW's Classical Music,Bellissimo,Musical Tunnel and Take A Memo~
Race Record: (22) 6-8-3-4 $1,159,700 MSW
WON:
Astoria Stks,5.5f,2yr f(2006)
Frizette Stakes,G1,1 1/16,2yo f(2006)
Grey Lag Handicap,G3,1 3/16,3/up open(2007)
Gotham Stakes,G3,1m,3yo(2007)
Fantasy Stakes,G2,1 1/16,3yo f,(2007)
Maple Leaf Stakes,G3,1 1/4,3/up f&m(2007)
2ND:
Brave Raj Stakes,1m,2yrs(2006)
Golden Rod Stakes,1 1/16,2yo f(2006)
Kentucky Oaks,G1,1 1/8,3yo f(2007)
Mother Goose,G1,1 1/8,3yo f(2007)
Personal Ensign Handicap,G1,1 1/4,3yr f,(2007)
Jerome Handicap,G2,1m,3yrs(2007)
Alowance,3yr f,1 1/2(2007)
Falls City Handicap,G3,1 1/8.3/up(2007)
3RD:
Filly Breeders Stakes,5f,2yr fillies(2006)
Schuylerville Stks,G2,2yr f(2006)
Las Virgenes Stakes,G1,1m, 3yo f(2007)
Classical Music's 2007 Race Record:
(13) 4-5-1-3 $756,700 MSW
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