Ralph E. Nicks
$1,293,550
2023 earnings
20%
2023 wins
$30,258,396
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2023 Stats
Career Stats
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34
Firsts
722
18
Seconds
701
26
Thirds
606
89
Unplaced
2,443
167
Starts
4,472
$1,293,550
Earnings
$30,258,396
$7,746
Earnings / Start
$6,766
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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.
