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 MünsterHandorf, 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.