Professor Nick (USA) Horse
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Professor Nick is a four-year-old bay gelding bred in the United States, by Air Strike out of Starship Made It. Trained by Richard Zielinski and owned by Holly Delaney, he has started 24 times, achieving two wins and eleven placings, and has earned $152,340 in prize money. His most recent start came at Thistledown on 24 September 2026, where he finished 6th of 6 starters. His last victory was recorded at Mahoning Valley on 28 October 2024.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Mahoning Valley Race Course 11-Nov-26 1207m R5 Race 5 - Claiming, SP: 13.00 | Chelsey Keiser | 11 (12) |
| Thistledown 24-Sep-26 1207m GOOD R4 Race 4 (of $30,165) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:12.820, SP: 7.00 had speed through the turn then wilted. 1st Kettle Coalmine ( A Diaz 119 ) 2nd River Bye ( L Gonzalez 119 ) 4.00L 3rd Strike Plate ( J Simpson 119 ) 4.10L 6th Professor Nick ( D Haldar 119 ) 12.10L See full results | D Haldar 54kg 12.10L | 6 (6) |
| Thistledown 21-Aug-26 1106m FIRM R5 Race 5 $603 (of $30,146) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:06.040, SP: 7.00 bumped at the start, had speed into the turn then gave way. 1st Unbridled O'brien ( H Haldar 117 ) 2nd Atlas Falls ( A Diaz 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Spectacular D'oro ( F B Salazar 119 ) 5.75L 6th Professor Nick ( V Fernandez 119 ) 13.50L See full results | V Fernandez 54kg 13.50L | 6 (6) |
| Thistledown 04-Jun-26 1106m FIRM R4 Race 4 $1,341 (of $44,685) Barrier 3, Winning Time: 01:05.840, SP: 13.00 had brief speed. 1st Swayback Mobil ( E Barbaran 119 ) 2nd Dixie's Memory ( J Bracho 119 ) 0.30L 3rd Tyson's Lil' Star ( L Gonzalez 119 ) 1.50L 5th Professor Nick ( V Fernandez 119 ) 13.00L See full results | V Fernandez 54kg 13.00L | 5 (5) |
| Thistledown 14-May-26 1207m FIRM R1 Race 1 $441 (of $44,136) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:11.580, SP: 6.50 was outrun. 1st Rogues A Plotting ( L Rivera 117 ) 2nd Tyson's Lil' Star ( L Gonzalez 119 ) 1.75L 3rd Duo ( A Chavez 119 ) 1.00L 8th Professor Nick ( V Fernandez 119 ) 19.00L See full results | V Fernandez 54kg 19.00L | 8 (9) |
| Mahoning Valley 10-Apr-26 1207m R8 Race 8 $4,984 (of $49,843) Barrier 5, Winning Time: 01:13.670, SP: 2.75 1st Glory Reigns ( F B Salazar 116 ) 2nd Plum Tuff ( J Skerrett 126 ) 0.15L 3rd Professor Nick ( V Fernandez 124 ) 6.30L See full results | V Fernandez 56.2kg 6.30L | 3 (6) |
| Mahoning Valley 25-Mar-26 1609m FAST Flat, SP: 10/3 | Victor Fernandez 56.2kg | 3 (6) |
| Mahoning Valley 10-Mar-26 1207m Flat, SP: 15/8 | Victor Fernandez 56.2kg | 3 (4) |
| Mahoning Valley 04-Feb-26 1207m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 12/1 | Victor Fernandez 56.2kg | 2 (6) |
| Mahoning Valley 22-Jan-26 1207m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 12/1 | Victor Fernandez 56.2kg | 5 (8) |
| Mahoning Valley 05-Jan-26 1207m Flat, SP: 10/1 | Victor Fernandez 56.2kg | 5 (7) |
| Mahoning Valley 25-Oct-25 1207m Flat, SP: 20/1 | Victor Fernandez 54.9kg | 3 (10) |
| Thistledown 25-Sep-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 15/8 | Mauro Cedillo 52.2kg | 6 (7) |
| Thistledown 03-Sep-25 1106m Flat, SP: 4/1 | Victor Fernandez 52.2kg | 4 (5) |
| Thistledown 11-Aug-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 12/1 | Noel Vigil 52.2kg | 7 (8) |
| Thistledown 25-Jun-25 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 9/1 | Mauro Cedillo 52.2kg | 3 (6) |
| Mahoning Valley 19-Dec-24 1207m SLOPPY Flat, SP: 40/1 | Mauro Cedillo 53.5kg | 4 (12) |
| Mahoning Valley 28-Oct-24 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 10/11 | Mauro Cedillo 55.3kg | 1 (8) |
| Thistledown 09-Oct-24 1207m FAST Flat, SP: 9/4 | Mauro Cedillo 53.5kg | 2 (7) |
| Thistledown 16-Sep-24 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 15/8 | Mauro Cedillo 53.5kg | 3 (7) |
| Thistledown 26-Aug-24 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 5/1 | Mauro Cedillo 53.5kg | 2 (6) |
| Thistledown 22-Jul-24 1106m FAST Flat, SP: 12/1 | Mauro Cedillo 53.5kg | 3 (7) |
| Thistledown 03-Jul-24 1006m FAST Flat, SP: 12/1 | Christian Pilares 53.5kg | 8 (8) |