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Nicholas P. Zito

Statistics by Year:
 

Category Starters Starts Starts/Starter 1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter
Dirt 7 18 2.57 3 3 2 16.67% 44.44% $120,280 $6,682 $17,183
Turf 7 7 1 0 1 1 0% 28.57% $13,745 $1,964 $1,964
All Weather 4 4 1 0 0 2 0% 50% $7,520 $1,880 $1,880
Total 9 29 3.22 3 4 5 10.34% 41.38% $141,545 $4,881 $15,727
  
Graded Stakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0
Black-type Stakes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0
Two-year-olds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0
Claiming 2 4 2 0 2 1 0% 75% $17,360 $4,340 $8,680
First-time starters 3 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $3,010 $1,003 $1,003
Name: Nicholas P. Zito
Address:
PO Box 30588
Elmont, NY  11003
Email: npzracing1@aol.com
Website: http://zitoracing.com/
Trainer Bio

 

Zito began his career as a hot walker and worked his way up to an assistant trainer, and to a trainer. His first top level horse was Thirty Six Red with which he won the 1990 Grade 1 Wood Memorial Stakes and earned a second place finish in that year's Belmont Stakes. Nick Zito went on to win the Preakness once, and the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes twice. He got his big break in 1991 when he won his first Kentucky Derby with Strike the Gold.

He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 2005. As of January 2014, Nick has 1,934 wins. See more about accomplishments and yearling selections at http://zitoracing.com/

Stables at Palm Meadows Training Center in Boynton Beach, FL from November to April then located at Saratoga Race Course for the remainder of the year.

 

Locations Manager on location Email Phone Day Rate # of horses trained
Palm Meadows Training Center (561) 736-1579 50
Saratoga (518) 587-2836 50
What's your normal use of veterinary services to manage horses on a day-today basis:
  • Aggressive ($700+ month/horse)
  • Moderate ($300 - $600 month/horse)
  • Occasional (less than $300 month/horse)
Other than day rate, does your billing include charges for:
  • Veterinary
  • Blacksmith
  • Vanning
  • Travel
  • Other
How often do you communicate with Owners:
  • Daily
  • 2-3 times a week
  • Once a week
  • As needed

Top 10 Winning Horses - Past 12 months

Horse Sex Current Earnings Best Win Race Class Best Win Stake
Unclecharliesgift Gelding $125,730 Winner
Vigano Gelding $33,450 Winner
Philharmonic Gelding $23,410 Winner
Horse Sex Earnings Best Race Class Best Stake
War Pass Colt $1,583,400 Champion 2-year-old colt Bessemer Trust Breeders' Cup Juvenile G1
Storm Song Filly $1,020,050 Champion 2-year-old filly Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies G1
Bird Town Filly $871,251 Champion 3-year-old filly Kentucky Oaks G1
Strike the Gold Colt $3,439,626 Grade 1 winner Kentucky Derby G1
Louis Quatorze Colt $2,054,434 Grade 1 winner Preakness S. G1
Birdstone Colt $1,575,600 Grade 1 winner Belmont S. G1
Go for Gin Colt $1,380,866 Grade 1 winner Kentucky Derby G1
Da' Tara Colt $743,090 Grade 1 winner Belmont S. G1
Albert the Great Colt $3,012,490 Grade 1 winner Jockey Club Gold Cup G1
Commentator Gelding $2,049,845 Grade 1 winner Whitney H. G1
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