Ralph E. Nicks
$1,335,815
2022 earnings
16%
2022 wins
$28,964,846
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2022 Stats
Career Stats
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33
Firsts
688
30
Seconds
683
34
Thirds
580
114
Unplaced
2,354
211
Starts
4,305
$1,335,815
Earnings
$28,964,846
$6,331
Earnings / Start
$6,728
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Bio
The son of a trainer, Ralph Nicks is a second-generation horseman who began his career as a jockey before returning to work in his father's stable. Nicks later worked as an assistant under Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott before starting his own stable in 2004. He got his first graded stakes win the next year when Cool Conductor won both the Arlington Handicap Grade 3) and Dixie Stakes Grade 2). Other notable horses trained by Nicks include El Caballo, Aubby K and Speechify.
The son of a trainer, Ralph Nicks is a second-generation horseman who began his career as a jockey before returning to work in his father's stable. Nicks later worked as an assistant under Hall of Fame trainer Bill Mott before starting his own stable in 2004. He got his first graded stakes win the next year when Cool Conductor won both the Arlington Handicap Grade 3) and Dixie Stakes Grade 2). Other notable horses trained by Nicks include El Caballo, Aubby K and Speechify.
In 2017, Nicks picked up his first Breeders’ Cup win when Caledonia Road scored a 17.30-1 upset in the 14 Hands Winery Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies at Del Mar.
