Mr. Nightlinger Moved to Mighty Acres
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Mr. Nightlinger has been a leading first-crop and third-crop sire in Oklahoma
Center Hills Farm in Oklahoma has purchased a 50% interest in Mr. Nightlinger , a 12-year-old son of Indian Charlie, and relocated the stallion to its Mighty Acres division near Pryor.
"He has been a very good regional sire," said Randy Blair, manager for Mighty Acres. "Because he is by Indian Charlie and with Uncle Mo doing so well, we were certainly interested in that."
Mr. Nightlinger was a multiple grade III winner with a 10-3-5 record in 25 starts, racing from 3 to 5. He started in 11 black-type stakes, winning five of them including the 2008 Shakertown Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Keeneland and the Aegon Turf Sprint Stakes (gr. IIIT) at Churchill Downs.
He entered stud at JEH Stallion Station's Oklahoma Division in 2010 and got off to a good start. He was Oklahoma's leading first-crop sire in 2013, was the second-ranked second-crop sire the following year, and returned to the top as a third-crop sire with progeny earnings of nearly $800,000 in 2015.
Mr. Nightlinger is co-owned by Martin Racing Stable and Carl R. Moore Management, which raced him.
"He raced successfully in the region and the owners are very supportive, so we wanted to be a part," Blair said.
Mr. Nightlinger's stud fee for 2017 will be $2,000 with stands and nurses conditions.