Multiple graded stakes winner and millionaire Al Khali succumbed to colic last weekend at age 18. Adam Coglianese/NYRA Photo.
Multiple graded stakes winner and fifth-crop sire Al Khali succumbed to a bout of colic last Saturday. The 18-year-old son of Medagalia d’Oro had been a member of the stallion roster at Rockridge Stud in Hudson for the past three seasons.
“We are very sad to lose this well-loved horse,” said Adam Wachtel, who campaigned Al Khali in partnership with Brous Stable. “ ‘Big Al’ was a barn favorite at the track.”
Purchased as a yearling from the 2007 Keeneland September sale, Al Khali made an impressive 41 starts for Brous Stable and Wachtel Stable with Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott. He won the Grade 3 Saranac Stakes as a 3-year-old at Saratoga Race Course and the Grade 2 Bowling Green Handicap at 4 at Belmont Park. He also placed in six Grade 1 stakes.
Al Khali, a full-brother to former New York stallion Japan, retired to Keane Stud in 2016. He won eight of 41 starts with five seconds and five thirds for $1,019,510 in earnings.
Al Khali sired an impressive 10 winners from only 19 starters in five crops of racing age, including 10-time winner and $581,068-earner Khali Magic.
