Results
Ralph E. Nicks
$2,151,621
2020 earnings
17%
2020 wins
$25,915,524
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2020 Stats
Career Stats
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39
Firsts
611
41
Seconds
612
30
Thirds
513
125
Unplaced
2,065
235
Starts
3,801
$2,151,621
Earnings
$25,915,524
$9,156
Earnings / Start
$6,818
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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.
