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Millionaire Naughty New Yorker Retired

Millionaire Naughty New Yorker Retired

Naughty New Yorker, a 9-year-old stakes-winning son of Quiet American -- Naughty Natisha, by Known Fact has been retired from racing, trainer Pat Kelly said Aug. 17 at Saratoga.

 Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Empire Classic Tops Rich NY Showcase Day Card

Empire Classic Tops Rich NY Showcase Day Card

Future Prospect and Haynesfield are the stars and Naughty New Yorker is the sentimental favorite, but contention will run deep Oct. 24 when 11 colts and geldings and one filly line up for the $250,000 Empire Classic at Belmont Park.

 Thursday, October 22, 2009
10-Year-Old Evening Attire Retired

10-Year-Old Evening Attire Retired

The old warrior Evening Attire, a stakes winner at age 10 and earner of nearly $3 million, has been retired due to a suspensory injury, co-owners and breeders Tommy Kelly and Joseph and Mary Grant announced Sept. 28.

 Sunday, September 28, 2008
Evening Attire Hopes It's Off the Turf

Evening Attire Hopes It's Off the Turf

Evening Attire, the 10-year-old gelding who qualified for a starting berth to the inaugural running of the Breeders' Cup Marathon by winning the Greenwood Cup by 8 1/4 lengths at Philadelphia Park Casino & Racetrack in July, will be entered as a main-track-only participant for the $80,000 John's Call Stakes at Saratoga Aug. 17.

 Thursday, August 14, 2008

Ageless Evening Attire Earns BC Berth

Five years after running in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) at Santa Anita, Evening Attire will have a chance to run on America's richest day of racing once again, as the remarkable 10-year-old iron horse romped to a 8 1/4-length victory in the $250,000 Greenwood Cup at Philadelphia Park, in the process breaking a 16-year-old track record and locking up a berth in the newly-created Breeders' Cup Marathon.

 Saturday, July 19, 2008
Evening Attire Back For More

Evening Attire Back For More

Five years after his last appearance in the Breeders' Cup, wouldn't it be something if ageless iron horse Evening Attire could make a return trip to Santa Anita? That's exactly what the 10-year-old gelding has a chance to do July 19, as he goes to post in the $250,000 Greenwood Cup the first ever Breeders' Cup Challenge "Win and You're In" event at Philadelphia Park Casino & Racetrack.

 Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Angliana Tops 'Attire in Aqueduct

Angliana Tops 'Attire in Aqueduct

Angliana held off a late surge from 10-year-old Evening Attire to win the $81,600 Aqueduct Handicap by one length on Jan. 19.

 Saturday, January 19, 2008

Evening Attire A 'Queen' Once More

Nine-year-old gelding Evening Attire showed his best days are not behind him by winning the $104,900 Queens County Handicap (gr.III) by a head over Barcola Dec. 8 at Aqueduct.

 Saturday, December 08, 2007
Naughty New Yorker Targets Empire Classic

Naughty New Yorker Targets Empire Classic

Trainer Pat Kelly is hoping the third time is a charm for Naughty New Yorker when he runs the 5-year-old in the $250,000 Empire Classic Handicap Oct. 20 at Belmont Park.

 Thursday, October 18, 2007

Old Favorite Evening Attire Posts Stymie Upset

Nine-year-old Evening Attire, who had not won in seven starts since a neck victory in the Stuyvesant Handicap (gr. III) in November of 2005, split horses in the lane and galloped on to a 2 1/4-length victory in Saturday's $72,605 Stymie Handicap at nine furlongs on Aqueduct's fast inner dirt track.

 Saturday, March 03, 2007

Homerette Tries Open Company in Affectionately

Two-time stakes winner Homerette has a chance to win her first open stakes race in Saturday's Affectionately Handicap at Aqueduct.

 Thursday, January 11, 2007

Evening Attire Too Classy in Stuyvesant

Evening Attire returned to his favorite strip at Aqueduct to put an end to his nine race losing streak, grinding out a neck victory over West Virginia in the $108,600 Stuyvesant Handicap (gr. III) Saturday.

 Saturday, November 19, 2005

Evening Attire Should Shake Slump in Stuyvesant

Trainer Pat Kelly would love to get his 7-year-old gelding Evening Attire, with just one win in his last 17 races, back to the winner's circle. With only five opponents to beat in Saturday's $100,000-added Stuyvesant Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct, he should have every chance.

 Thursday, November 17, 2005

Bomze Re-Elected as NYTHA President

Richard Bomze was re-elected as New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association (NYTHA) president for his third term.

 Tuesday, November 15, 2005

Riskaverse Gamble Paying Off for Kelly, Schiff

With two grade I victories and earnings of more than $1.5, no one would have been surprised had trainer Patrick Kelly and owner Peter Schiff retired Riskaverse after the 2004 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf (gr. IT). But with the event returning to Belmont Park in 2005, they decided on another season of racing for the 6-year-old mare.

 Saturday, October 15, 2005

Riskaverse Lights Up in Flower Bowl Repeat

She had not won a race in four starts, going back to Oct. 2, 2004. But Saturday afternoon, Fox Ridge Farm's 6-year-old Riskaverse woke up at Belmont Park at odds of 35-1 to win the $750,000 Flower Bowl Invitational (gr. IT) for fillies and mares at 10 furlongs on the inner turf course.

 Saturday, October 01, 2005

Another Crack for Funny Cide in JC Gold Cup

With some key defections in the field, popular geldings Evening Attire and Funny Cide, the first two finishers in the Saratoga Breeders' Cup (gr. II), emerge as top contenders Saturday in the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I).

 Thursday, September 30, 2004

Evening Attire Ends Drought in Saratoga BC Handicap; Funny Cide Second

Evening Attire showed once again that he likes Saratoga. The 6-year-old gelded son of Black Tie Affair squared off with last year's champion Funny Cide and Bowman's Band in the stretch and came home a five-length winner in the good time of 2:00.83 in the 1 1/4-mile Saratoga Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr. II).

 Sunday, August 22, 2004

Evening Attire Favored in Rescheduled Queens County

Mrs. Joseph Grant's Evening Attire will be the favorite in Saturday's grade III Queens County Handicap, which was rescheduled from last weekend when racing in New York was cancelled due to inclement weather.

 Thursday, December 11, 2003

Evening Attire Added to BC Classic Field

Evening Attire, winner of the 2002 Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) will be pre-entered in the Breeders' Cup Classic – Powered by Dodge (gr. I), and is scheduled to leave for California on Oct. 21 or 22, trainer Pat Kelly said Thursday.

 Thursday, October 09, 2003

Riskaverse Seeks Revenge in Flower Bowl

After a frustrating summer, trainer Pat Kelly hopes Riskaverse can gain revenge against the country's top distaff turf horses in the $750,000 Flower Bowl Invitational.

 Thursday, September 25, 2003

Evening Attire Drills, on Fence for Gold Cup

Evening Attire, the winner of last year's Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I), worked six furlongs in 1:13 1/5 over a fast main track Sunday morning. The 5-year-old gray's status for this year's $1 million Gold Cup on Saturday is uncertain at this point.

 Sunday, September 21, 2003

Prado Guides Favored Ashado in Schuylerville

Edgar Prado rode four winners, including Ashado in the $150,000 Schuylerville (gr. II) on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, opening the 135th Saratoga Race Course season with a strong start in his bid to defend his Spa jockey title.

 Wednesday, July 23, 2003

Evening Attire Works Again; Suburban May be Next

Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Evening Attire breezed five furlongs over Belmont's training track rated good in 1:02 2/5 with exercise rider Danny Vogt up. The 5-year-old colt has not run yet in 2003. This was his fifth work of the year.

 Tuesday, May 27, 2003

Evening Attire Works; Clark or Cigar Possible

Thomas Kelly's Evening Attire turned in his first workout Saturday since finishing fourth in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) two weeks ago.

 Saturday, November 09, 2002

Evening Attire Works; Clark or Cigar Possible

Thomas Kelly's Evening Attire turned in his first workout Saturday since finishing fourth in the Breeders' Cup Classic (gr. I) two weeks ago.

 Saturday, November 09, 2002

Richard Bomze Re-elected President of the NYTHA

Richard Bomze has been re-elected president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association

 Thursday, October 24, 2002

Large Group Headed for Discovery

Aqueduct's opening day Wednesday features the grade III Discovery Handicap for 3-year-olds. Thirteen horses are entered for the race.

 Tuesday, October 22, 2002

Evening Attire Works for BC Classic; Vans to Arlington Today

Evening Attire, winner of the Jockey Club Gold Cup and Saratoga Breeders' Cup in his last two starts, breezed five furlongs in 1:01 2/5 Monday over the Belmont training track.

 Tuesday, October 15, 2002

Evening Attire Breezes 5 Furlongs; Will Van to Arlington

Evening Attire, winner of the Jockey Club Gold Cup, breezed an easy five furlongs in 1:03 at Belmont Wednesday. It was the son of Black Tie Affair's first work since his victory in the Gold Cup.

 Wednesday, October 09, 2002

Hall of Famer Kelly Thrilled by Evening Attire's Win

Thomas Kelly and Joseph Grant's Evening Attire, the upset winner of Saturday's $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I), was being buried with carrots, peppermints and Jolly Ranchers while walking trainer Pat Kelly's shedrow this morning.

 Sunday, September 29, 2002

Evening Attire Wouldn't Mind an Off Track

Thomas Kelly's Evening Attire, a longshot in Saturday's $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I), galloped over the Belmont Park training track Wednesday.

 Thursday, September 26, 2002

Beaugay at Big A Sunday Boasts Deep Field

Sunday's feature at Aqueduct is The Beaugay (gr.III) at a mile-and-a-sixteenth over the turf for a purse of $100,000.

 Thursday, May 02, 2002

Beaugay at Big A Sunday Boasts Deep Field

Sunday's feature at Aqueduct is The Beaugay (gr.III) at a mile-and-a-sixteenth over the turf for a purse of $100,000.

 Thursday, May 02, 2002

Evening Attire Continues Winning Ways

Despite his pair of grade III stakes wins at Aqueduct to close out his 2001 season, Evening Attire was permitted to off at better than 3-1 odds to win Saturday's grade III, $109,200 Aqueduct Handicap.

 Saturday, January 19, 2002