Father Nelson Acquired by Flowing Acres

Father Nelson , a winning half brother to graded stakes winner and sire Champali , has been acquired by Flowing Acres Farm, which is looking to jump-start the son of Unbridled's Song 's sire career in 2022.

The 16-year-old stallion had been standing as a private stallion for owner/breeder/trainer William McMahon in West Virginia so he's only sired four foals so far. Two of those foals, however, are winners.

"We decided after the inspection of Father Nelson that he is ready for the continuation of his stud career," said Michael Ingrassia with Flowing Acres, which is near Charles Town, W.Va. "He is truly a remarkable specimen and has matured beautifully through the years and is ready to continue on his sire's world-class legacy."

Father Nelson was unlucky as a racehorse, facing setbacks that prevented him from starting until he was 4. In his second lifetime start, he got pipped at the wire to be second and two races later became a winner. He compiled a 1-1-1 record from seven starts before injury ended his racing career. He hails from a family loaded with black-type potential as his dam, Radioactivity (Dixieland Band), is the dam of four-time grade 3-winning sprinter Champali and stakes winner Drexel Monorail . Radioactivity also is the granddam of stakes winners Scatterfield  and Fordangshore  and the great-granddam of stakes winner Sir Bronx , who equaled the 1 1/8-mile track record at Century Mile Racetrack and Casino in the 2019 Don Getty Handicap.

Flowing Acres, which is owned by Ingrassia and Brian Thomas, also stands Lukes Alley , a son of Flower Alley and winner of the 2016 Gulfstream Park Turf Handicap (G1T); Hello Broadway , a winning son of Broken Vow and runner-up in the 2009 Hutcheson Stakes (G2) and 2008 Nashua Stakes (G3); Duke of Mischief , a son of Graeme Hall  and winner of the 2011 Charles Town Classic Stakes (G3) among his five stakes wins; and, Lord of Greatness , a winning stakes-placed son of Greatness  , who is one of the last active sire-sons of Mr. Prospector.

All five stallions stand for a complimentary fee to approved mares, according to Ingrassia.

"At this point we are confident in all our stallions and will let their progeny dictate the price later," said Ingrassia. "We believe the five stallions we present will continue to make the quality of racing in West Virginia grow and not only compete within the West Virginia sire program but able to go on the road and compete in top events in the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond."