Retirement
Black Tie Affair was originally retired in 1992 to Kentucky and then sent to Japan in 1997 for stud duty. In 2003, there was some worry that he might meet the same fate as the great Ferdinand, who was reportedly sent to the slaughterhouse in Japan when his stud career was over. Instead, with the help of several people, from turf enthusiasts to prominent businessmen, Black Tie Affair's ex-trainer's wife, Dee Poulos, started a campaign to bring him back to the United States.
Black Tie Affair was retired to Old Friends in Georgetown, Ky. He was humanely euthanized at Old Friends on July 1, 2010, due to laminitis.
His best known progeny are Evening Attire, Formal Gold, and the multiple stakes-winning filly License Fee, along with the Japanese winner Washington Color and Today's Affair.
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