NK Real Black was owned and loved from weanling age until his death by Kayla McCray-Cortez. Ace contracted EPM at age 4 and battled with it until his death on May 27th, 2014 at age 9. During the short time he was able to be ridden, he was trained in barrel racing and competed in a few events. He placed in every show/race he was entered in. His last race was in 2011 at the Oklahoma City Summer Shootout where he placed 2nd in the 2D before falling down with his rider around the third barrel of the Shootout round, effectively ending his career as he relapsed with EPM for the third and final time. Ace sired one foal with mare Knevil's Chili, she is called Saucey Vixen and is owned by Kayla McCray-Cortez.