Fifteen horses,Eighteen months,$1,280,000+
The record
Ten weeks between his first win and a Grade 1 placing.
First career win
Tom Ridge Stakes
- Presque Isle Downs · Irad Ortiz Jr. up
- Won by 2¼ lengths
- Black type, first time out of the gate as a winner
June 30, 2025
Eight months in
Grade 1 placing
- Franklin-Simpson Stakes, Kentucky Downs
- Second, beaten a neck
- $400,000 for second
September 6, 2025
Golden Afternoon
$1,000,000+
- Career earnings, passed September 2026
- A total spanning his years in Carlo Vaccarezza’s barn as well as Nick’s
- Stakes winner · Grade 1 runner-up
September 5, 2026
His first starter ran fourth in a Grade 3.
See the official recordA happy horse is a healthy horse.
Notable Starts
Every start- 1st
Military CruiserMaiden Special Weight
Churchill Downs
1stGolden AfternoonFranklin-Simpson Stakes (G1T)
Kentucky Downs
Beaten a neck in a Grade 1, eight months after Nick took the licence in his own name. Worth a $400,000 payday.
2ndGolden AfternoonTom Ridge Stakes
Presque Isle Downs · 6 furlongs · Irad Ortiz Jr.
Won by 2 1/4 lengths — Nick's first career win and first stakes win, from his 12th starter.
1st
Four selected starts. The whole table is on the stable page, and the full record is on the official profile.
The operation
The team works everyday, no days off.
He sets every horse’s work himself and he is at the barn before light. When you call about your horse you are talking to the person who was standing at its stall that morning.
The string runs at Keeneland, Churchill Downs, Ellis Park and Kentucky Downs, and winters in South Florida.
What it costs to own a horse.
The ownership page sets out the three ways into a horse, what a day rate covers, what gets billed on top of it, and how the trainer is paid.
How ownership worksWork together
Own our next champion.
You can buy a racehorse at auction, in a private deal, a claiming race , or by purchasing a share in a partnership or syndicate to split the costs. Whichever route you choose, Nick will be able to help you.
Last raced September 5, 2026
