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24 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | December 2015 Growing market brings nine new stallions to the state for 2016 vanessa ng/nyra Grade II winner Al Khali placed in seven grade I races Thanks To The lucraTive New York breeding program, the Empire State continues to be an attractive place for well-bred young stallions. This year the state's stallion roster is adding nine new faces, seven of them frst-year sires for 2016: Al Khali, Golden Ticket, Japan, Majestic City, Major Gain, Micromanage, Midas Touch, Normandy Invasion, and Zivo. Two of the stallions in this group—Al Khali and Japan—are the full brothers (Medaglia d'Oro—Maya, by Capote). While they offer the same glittering pedigree, they were different types as racehorses. A staying turf runner, millionaire Al Khali offers breeders proven grade I-level abil - ity, stamina, and a sharp turn of foot. His race record shows wins in the 2009 Sa- ranac Stakes (gr. IIIT) and the 2010 Bowling Green Handicap (gr. IIT) along with seven placings in grade I turf races at ages 4 to 6. He enters stud at Keane Stud near Amenia for an advertised fee of $2,500. Japan, on the other hand, excelled on dirt. Highly regarded as a 3-year-old, the big, handsome colt won the listed WinStar Farm Easy Goer Stakes on the under - card for American Pharoah's Belmont Stakes presented by DraftKings (gr. I) and ran second in the Jim Dandy Stakes (gr. II). He will begin his stud career at Waldorf Farm at an advertised fee of $7,500. The brothers are from the excellent family of the Blushing Groom mare Too Chic. The winner of the 1982 Maskette Stakes (gr. I) and runner-up in that year's Alabama Stakes (gr. I) during her own racing days, Too Chic produced two grade Nine on the Line B y AvA ly n H u n t e r