Recent Galleries

Evening Attire : It was announced on September 28, 2008, that Evening Attire is being retired, at age ten, due to an injured suspensory. See Steve Haskin's piece in Bloodhorse: 

http://racing.bloodhorse.com/article/47296.htm

According to the linked article, Evening Attire, (by Black Tie Affair, out of Concolour, by Our Native) retired with 15 victories, 16 seconds, and nine thirds from 69 starts, for earnings of $2,977,130.

Evening Attire had a huge fan club, and his own website, www.eveningattire.net, which is the first stop for anyone wanting to review his remarkable (and unusually long) career.  

His co-owner Tom Kelly (also father of his trainer, Pat Kelly) told Bloodhorse:  " . . at the final end when it counted, from the quarter pole to the wire, he always put in his run. I’ve never seen him back once. He might have finished second, third, fourth, or fifth, but he was always running at the end, where the best part of a racehorse manifests itself. We’re all going to miss him.”

I never saw Evening Attire race, but caught him exercising a couple of times this summer at Saratoga. These pictures are from one of those occasions.  

His fans (I'm a big one) will miss him  . .  but his connections loved him and are doing the right thing by him.  Retirement plans are uncertain . . .  I'll post them here when announced.

Evening Attire

Mitch

It was announced on September 28, 2008, that Evening Attire is being r ...

Updated: Sep 29, 2008 3:28am PST

Curlin Wins the Woodward : The Woodward, Saratoga, August 30, 2008

Curlin Wins the Woodward

Mitch

The Woodward, Saratoga, August 30, 2008

Updated: Sep 21, 2008 5:23am PST

Gulfstream Park Feb 2006 :

Gulfstream Park Feb 2006

Mitch

Updated: Sep 20, 2008 5:37am PST

Rags To Riches Workout at Saratoga,  8/12/07 : Rags to Riches working out at Saratoga, Angel Cordero, Jr. up

Rags To Riches Workout at Saratoga, ...

Mitch

Rags to Riches working out at Saratoga, Angel Cordero, Jr. up

Updated: Aug 13, 2007 9:58pm PST

A Day at the Races : Scenes from various race tracks.  Eventhough tracks are only open for racing for a few hours during they day doesn't mean that there isn't a flurry of activity all day long.  Beginning with the workouts in the morning and ending with the last race in the afternoon.

A Day at the Races

BillTheobaldPhotography

Scenes from various race tracks. Eventhough tracks are only open for ...

Updated: Aug 07, 2007 9:35am PST

Saratoga 7/29/07 - Calvin Borel, Street Sense, and the Jim Dandy :

Saratoga 7/29/07 - Calvin Borel, Stre...

Mitch

Updated: Aug 04, 2007 7:02am PST

Angel Cordero, Jr. :

Angel Cordero, Jr.

Mitch

Updated: Feb 13, 2007 4:15am PST

The Morning Riders : Exercise Riders, Saratoga

The Morning Riders

Mitch

Exercise Riders, Saratoga

Updated: Feb 12, 2007 11:31pm PST

Saratoga -- 2005 Meet -- Races :

Saratoga -- 2005 Meet -- Races

Mitch

Updated: Jun 26, 2006 10:44am PST

Saratoga -- 2005 Meet -- Morning Works :

Saratoga -- 2005 Meet -- Morning Works

Mitch

Updated: Apr 04, 2006 9:24am PST