Nicks (IL)

2004 Dark Bay or Brown Filly

Bio
Pedigree

	Trainer: Christine K. Janks
	Jockey: Lyndie Wade
	Owner: Carson Springs Farm, Arbaway Farm and Meeker, Ken
	Breeder: Carson Springs Farm

Nicks	Salt Lake	Deputy Minister
		Take Lady Anne
	N. C. Goldust	Gold Stage
		Arraign

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Pedigree Analysis: Singing an Awesome Song

by John P. Sparkman
Full sisters to 2000 Horse of the Year Tiznow and breeding to stallion Awesome Again.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

ITBOF Announces 2009 Champions

Daniel Sullivan, president of the Illinois Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Foundation, announced that Giant Oak has been selected its 2009 Horse of the Year and champion 3-year-old male.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Smitty's Sunshine Shines in Pent Up Kiss

Smitty's Sunshine, with Robby Albarado aboard, pulled clear following a three-way duel for the early lead and then held off a late charge by Beautiful Bets for a three-quarter length victory in Sunday's $116,400 Pent Up Kiss Stakes for fillies and mares at Churchill Downs.

Sunday, November 12, 2006

Lilly Carson Joins Crowded Juvenile Fillies Field

The crowded list of contenders for the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies (gr. I) picked up another member on Monday when trainer Ralph Nicks pre-entered James Spence's homebred Lilly Carson in the 1 1/16-mile race for 2-year-old fillies.

Monday, October 23, 2006

Sea Siren Runs Away With Arlington Matron

Strode Stables' Sea Siren made amends Saturday with a front-running four-length victory in the $150,000 Arlington Matron Handicap (gr. III) for her first stakes triumph at odds of 14-1.

Saturday, September 02, 2006

Grade II Winner Cool Conductor Recuperates

David Garner's Cool Conductor, winner of the 2005 Dixie Handicap (gr. IIT) and Arlington Park Handicap (gr. IIIT) is sidelined while he recovers from surgery to remove a small bone chip.

Friday, June 23, 2006

Onthedeanslist Takes Col. Bradley Laurels

Team Valor Stables' Onthedeanslist set the pace, then held off the charge of odds-on favorite Fort Prado to capture the $75,000 Col. E.R. Bradley Handicap for older turf horses Sunday at the Fair Grounds meet at Harrah's Louisiana Downs.

Sunday, December 18, 2005

Cool Conductor Takes Arlington Express

Cool Conductor took advantage of a pace vacuum in Saturday's $200,000 Arlington Handicap (gr. IIIT), going gate to wire under Cornelio Velasquez to upset Vangelis on the Arlington Park turf.

Saturday, July 23, 2005

Team Valor Parts Ways With Ralph Nicks

Team Valor has ended its employment contract with Ralph Nicks, who took over training for the Kentucky-based stable of syndicated runners in January.

Sunday, June 20, 2004

Five Fillies and Mares Imported From South Africa by Team Valor

Five fillies and mares owned by Team Valor and partners have been imported to the U. S. from South Africa and will be sent to the organization's private trainer Ralph Nicks at Saratoga after spending two months in quarantine.

Monday, May 24, 2004

Golden Sonata's Melody Sweet at Oaklawn

Golden Sonata came from out of the clouds in the stretch to blow by her rivals and win the $200,000 Oaklawn Breeders' Cup Stakes (gr. III) by 1 3/4 lengths on Saturday.

Saturday, March 13, 2004

Team Valor Hires Nicks as Private Trainer

Ralph Nicks, a former assistant to Bill Mott, has been hired by Team Valor and will become the stable's private trainer, Team Valor president Barry Irwin said Tuesday.

Tuesday, November 04, 2003

Island Echo Lowers Track Record at Churchill Downs

Lewis Lakin's Island Echo, with Mark Guidry aboard, set a Churchill Downs record by covering five furlongs in 55.91 seconds to win Friday's $60,395 allowance turf race by 2 1/2 lengths over Petite Diablo.

Friday, May 24, 2002

Baptize Earns First Graded Stakes Win in First Leg of Mid-America Triple

Kept close to a moderate pace by jockey Mark Guidry, Baptize rallied while three wide en route to a 2 1/4-length victory over Indygo Shiner in Saturday's $200,000 Arlington Classic (gr. IIT) at Arlington Park.

Saturday, June 30, 2001