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26 New York Breeder | nytbreeders.org | December 2015 New Sires I-winning daughters by Mr. Prospector in 1991 champion older female Queena (dam of Early Times Hollywood Derby, gr. IT, winner and sire Brahms, by Dan - zig) and 1987 Ashland Stakes (gr. I) winner Chic Shirine. Chic Shirine, in turn, produced grade II winners Tara Roma (dam of 2001 Go for Wand Handicap, gr. I, winner Serra Lake, by Seattle Slew) and grade II win - ner Waldoboro, both by Lyphard. Chic Shirine is also the dam of Chic Corine (by Nureyev), whose daughter Somali Lemonade (by Lemon Drop Kid) won the 2014 TVG Diana Stakes (gr. IT), and of Enchanted Rock (by Giant's Cause - way), dam of multiple grade I winner Verrazano (by More Than Ready). Mayan Maiden, a full sister to Tara Roma and Waldoboro, failed to show the same form as either a racehorse or producer but has two graded stakes producers to her credit. One, Maya (by Capote), is the dam of the two incoming stallions; the other, Mesa Fresca (by Sky Mesa), is the dam of 2015 JPMorgan Chase Jessamine Stakes (gr. IIIT) win - ner Harmonize (by Scat Daddy). As a review of the brief family sketch above shows, this family has produced top horses to stallions from a variety of sire lines, suggesting Al Khali and Japan have the genetic background to work with a wide variety of pedigrees in their mates. Broodmare sire lines that look particularly promising include those of Mr. Prospector (especially through Forty Niner and Gone West), Kris S., and Danzig. Golden Ticket (Speightstown—Busi - ness Plan, by Deputy Minister) punched his ticket as a potential stallion by dead- heating with Alpha for the 2012 Travers Stakes (gr. I). A stakes winner in 2013 and 2014 and graded stakes-placed in 2013-15—including runner-up fnishes in the 2013 Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile and Stephen Foster Handicap Presented by Abu Dhabi (both gr. I)—Golden Ticket retires with six wins from 33 starts and earnings of $1,362,924. He will stand for $7,500 at Questroyal North near Stillwater in 2016. Golden Ticket is from the family of Sin Igual, a full sister to 1946 Triple Crown winner Assault. Her daughter Mono (by Better Self) was a good pro - ducer, throwing three stakes winners including grade III winner A Sure Hit (by Ack Ack). She also produced the winning Mr. Prospector flly Mine Only, dam of graded stakes winners Academy Award (by Secretariat), Good Mood (by Devil's Bag), and Statuette (by Pan - cho Villa, dam of 2002 Irish champion 2-year-old male Tomahawk (by Seattle Slew). Mine Only produced Chosen Lady (by Secretariat), dam of 1998 Ash - skip dickstein adam coglianese/nyra Golden Ticket dead-heated for the win in the 2012 Travers Stakes Japan winning the Easy Goer Stakes on the Belmont Stakes undercard