Golden Afternoon
A millionaire racehorse, and the horse Nick's career has been built on — his first starter, his first winner, and the horse who made him a stakes-winning and Grade 1-placed trainer inside his first season.
- 5
- Starts for Nick
- 2
- Wins
- Tom Ridge Stakes
- Best win · 30 JUN 2025
Owners
Eddie Greco · Pat Greco · Scott Jaffe · Michael P. Cloonan · Vaccarezza Racing LLC
Every start under Nick
Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint (G2T)
Kentucky Downs
Rallied for second, beaten 1 1/4 lengths, in a Breeders' Cup Win and You're In — and became a millionaire in the process.
2ndAllowance Optional Claiming
Churchill Downs · 5 1/2 furlongs
$88,830 to the winner.
1stFranklin-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.
2ndTom 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.
1stLecomte Stakes (G3)
Fair Grounds
Nick's first starter as a licensed trainer. Beaten 2 1/2 lengths.
4th
First start in Nick's name: 18 JAN 2025, finished 4th. Earlier starts ran under the family barn and are kept on the official record rather than duplicated here.
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