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Vote for Evening Attire for gelding of the year!
Something cool for fans of Evening Attire
From Joe Clancy: The 2009 Thoroughbred Racing Calendar includes Evening Attire this year. Cool photo of
him training is the featured photo for January 2010. Calendar costs $16 with $5 shipping or can be purchased at several retailers
around the country. Mention Evening Attire when you order and we'll send a donation to Akindale. Order line is 1-800-777-RACE
(7223) or you can order online at http://www.st-publishing.com/store
Update on Evening Attire 11/11/08
From my new friend Stephanie: Evening Attire
is very happy and very much the ‘king of the hill’ at Akindale. (Literally – the training barn sits
on the hill side overlooking the fields/tracks and paddocks of the front side of the property). There are
some cantering young 2 year olds through the shed row in front of his stall and he is most entertained by
all of this. I’m sure he had some sound advice for the youngsters! He managed to sucker me out of almost
an entire bag of peppermints and quite a few lbs of carrots. For a lean horse – the boy can eat!!! He was
a perfect gentleman and loved all the attention. Saturday he was turned out with his new best friend and while most
spend the initial time establishing the pecking order, Erin reported that they immediately opted to share a flake of hay.
So, all is good with Attire at his new home. We are in the process of switching the website over to a new administrator
and you’ll see updates on him there (along with visiting hours and directions to the farm).
Evening Attire to Akindale Farm
Evening Attire will spend his retirement close to all his NY fans. Evening will head to
Akindal Farm in Pawling NY. Akindale is well known for their efforts to rescue thoroughbreds and provide a great home for them. I can't
think of a much better place for Evening to go.
IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO BET ON A HORSE, YOU CAN AFFORD TO GIVE. AKINDALE THOROUGHBRED RESCUE DOES
A GREAT JOB OF SAVING HORSES. ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY YOU CAN GIVE WILL HELP OUT A HORSE. PLEASE VISIT THEIR WEB SITE
AND MAKE A DONATION IF YOU CAN. THANK YOU!
Pictures from Evening Attire Day
Click here to view pictures from Evening Attire Day. The brown horse is Lisa B, who is a half sister to Evening Attire. She is a 3 year
old filly who will be racing soon.
FAREWELL TO EVENING ATTIRE
After 9 great years of racing, Evening Attire said goodbye to all his fans at
Belmont today on Evening Attire Day. It was hard to say goodbye, but great to see so many wonderful people, especially Joe
and Mary Grant, the 2 best people on the planet.
Show your support for Evening Attire!
Now you can show your support for your favorite horse. Please visit HorseHats.com to order your hat today. They have hats for a lot of famous horses, and of course, Evening Attire
To order your Evening Attire hat from HorseHats.com, click here
Evening Attire Retired
After a brilliant career that lasted almost a decade, everyone's favorite horse, Evening Attire,
has been retired. EA suffered a small ankle injury recently, and at age 10, everyone involved felt it was the right thing
to do. Below is the press release. But before that, I want to thank 3 people who made this site possible. Owners Joe and Mary
Grant, and trainer Pat Kelly. They are 3 wonderful people who were nice enough to let me build this website, and give me access
to EA and photos and such and have just been tremendous to me. EVERY EVENING ATTIRE FAN SHOULD THANK THE GRANT AND KELLY FAMILIES
FOR LETTING US WATCH HIM RACE THE LAST 9 YEARS AND FOR DOING SUCH A GREAT JOB OF CARING FOR HIM AND KEEPING HIM IN GREAT RACING
SHAPE. As long as I am alive, this web site will stand. I want everyone's children, and their children, to see who was
the toughest of the tough. Evening Attire retires the day after Curlin, who many consider the greatest of all time, won
the Jockey Club Gold Cup in 2:01.93 and a 111 Beyer. Evening Attire won the same race in 1:59.58 and got a 114 Beyer. If
that isn't a true measure of greatness, then I don't know what is.
Brooklyn Steve
Grade I Winner Evening Attire Retired
Evening Attire, who was on the board in
40 of his 69 starts, has been retired from racing according to Hall of Fame trainer Tom Kelly. Tom Kelly bred and owned Evening
Attire with his partners Mary and Joe Grant. Attire was first trained by Tom’s son Tim Kelly and later by Pat Kelly.
Evening Attire won 9 stakes races and placed in 12 more, earning almost 3 million dollars . His first graded win came in the
Discovery beating Street Cry at odds of 65 to 1. At four he won the Jockey Club Gold Cup. In his last race, as a ten year
old, he won the mile and half Greenwood
Cup at Philadelphia Park setting a track record and earning him a place in the Breeders Cup Marathon.
Attire ran in the Breeders Cup Classic twice and has competed against most of the best horses in the country over the
last eight years, including Street Cry, Balto Star, Lido Palace, Macho Uno, Medaglia
d'Oro, Volponi, Perfect Drift and Funny Cide.
Pat Kelly said “Last weekend at Monmouth we saw some swelling in his leg. During the
week, after discussions with the vet and his owners, we decided, considering his age and all he has done, it was in everyone’s
best interest to retire Evening Attire and find a good home for him.”
Where Attire will retire has not been finalized. All options and suggestions
are being considered by his owners.
Mary Grant said ”We feel so blessed to have a horse not only racing for eight years
but competing in stakes company. Attire has brought our family so much excitement and
has given us the opportunity to meet so many wonderful people in the racing world. We are amazed at his popularity. For years
he has received birthday cards from fans in this country as well as from New Zealand and Europe. One fan has even built a
website dedicated to him, www.eveningattire.net. We just want to thank all his loyal fans for their great support.”
This site is dedicated to one of the toughest race horses that ever lived, Evening
Attire
THE BELOW PHOTO WAS TAKEN BY CAROLE BASILE 10 year old Evening Attire smiling in the winners circle after capturing the
Greenwood Cup 7/19/08 at Philadelphia Park and earning a berth in the Breeders Cup Marathon
If any horse deserves to have his own web site, it's Evening Attire. For 8 years
he has delighted his fans with his willingness to take on all comers and battle them to the very end. While he may not always
win, he always gives 100%. This web site is for fans old and new and includes a recap of all of his races, where he has
raced, his personal best in many different categories, pictures and video. I hope you enjoy it!
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