Bernardini son BIG LIGHTNING Under New Ownership

Admin • April 7, 2022

The Alberta stallion, BIG LIGHTNING, has been moved to Magrath, Alberta to stand under the new ownership of Blair Huston 

The Bernardini son, Big Lightning, has sired an impressive 79% winners from limited starters with progeny earnings to date of over $300,000 including the black type stakes winner of the Princess Margaret Stakes, EMMA JEAN TOO (3 wins, $70,731), Kirwan’s Mountain (2 wins, $37,773, 3rd Birdcatcher Stakes), Big River ($28,547, 3rd Two Year Old Filly Sales Stakes), Dites Moi (2 Wins, 2nd Alberta Bred Three Year Old Stakes), Blue Jewel (placed, 3rd Grande Prairie Derby), Reflectionofvalues ($40,247), Wheelsupinthirty ($36,860) and Wavesintheocean ($14,054). Big Lightning sold as a yearling in the Keeneland September Yearling Sale for US $320,000.


The dam of Big Lightning is the Wild Again mare and multiple stakes winner, Wild Lightning ($394,212) who sold in the Keeneland Sale of Breeding Stock sale for over US $400,000.


Big Lightning will stand the 2022 season for $2,000 at Magrath, Alberta.


Contact Blair Huston at 403-330-7265 or hustonblair@gmail.com for further information. 

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