Descending from the ever-growing Bolero line, Black Tie shares a pedigree with greats such as
Beauvalais, Brentina and Bonaparte, to name a few. His sire, Baroncelli, was the performance
test winner in Münster Handorf, 2002 Best Stallion of the Year, fourth at the 2004 World
Championships and is now consistently in the ribbons at Grand Prix. Black Tie’s dam, SPS Regina
by Raphael, was a successful jumper and is a member of the German Jumper Breeding Program.
The influence of Ramiro contributes greatly to Raphael’s prepotency for siring top horses of
diverse abilities, including Ramina, Rockefeller, Raphaelo, Ravallo and Radiator. Raphael is also
seen in many top hunter pedigrees in the damlines of approved stallions. Black Tie’s first foals
arrived in 2007, with his firstborn being named Top Colt at the Rolling Stone Farm AHS inspection,
and a second colt repeating the honor in 2008. His first foal crop is now under saddle with son,
Bugaboo TFH, pinning in the baby green divisions. In 2005, Black Tie successfully completed his
performance test at Adelheidsdorf with 8.0s in character and jumping ability. In the U.S., Black
Tie’s first year as a hunter brought many successes with wins in the baby green divisions at HITS
Ocala. He had an exceptional 2007-2008 season in Ocala, finishing up at the Spring Premier in
Lexington, Virginia, competing in the pre-green hunters and consistently in the ribbons. His
successes awarded him the American Hanoverian Society’s Hunter of the Year award.