Larry Bird's racehorse namesake Hickfromfrenchlick is a superstar

Hickfromfrenchlick gets a little rest -- and a pat -- from Nola English. Nola’s name along with her sister Maura make up the stable name Nolamaura Racing LLC, where

Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis StarPublished 3:25 p.m. ET Sept. 25, 2018 | Updated 5:01 p.m. ET Sept. 25, 2018 He answers to Hickie. He'll flick his tail or cock an ear if you call him Hick. Sometimes, people refer to him as The Hickster. The real name of this 2-year-old racehorse from New York with a rich, chocolate coat (a shame it's not pal...

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Hickfromfrenchlick seeks New York glory

hick Hickfromfrenchlick seeks New York glory

 Friday, September 21, 2018 - by Frank Drucker, publicity director, Empire City at Yonkers Raceway Yonkers, NY --- For years in Boston Celtics green, Larry Bird taunted, tortured and tormented New York. Saturday night (Sept. 22), his "nickname-sake" tries to take it.Hickfromfrenchlick drew post position six in the 2-year-old pacing colt and ge...

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Five records fall in NYSS finals at Batavia Downs

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September 14, 2019, by Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs Batavia, NY — The weather was perfect, the track was lightning fast and 3,500 excited fans filled the property to watch eight divisions of the $1.8 million New York Sire Stake finals during the Night of Champions at Batavia Downs on Saturday night (Sept. 14). Two stake and three track records w...

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Hickfromfrenchlick and Zero Tolerance impress heading into final NYSS starts

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August 20, 2019, from the Agriculture & New York State Horse Breeding Development Fund Tioga, NY — Wins on Sunday (Aug. 18) in the Empire Breeders Classic at Tioga have colt Hickfromfrenchlick and filly Zero Tolerance riding a wave of momentum into their final New York Sire Stakes appearances. The 3-year-olds sit comfortably in the top tier of ...

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Hickfromfrenchlick looks to score in Classic

Hickfromfrenchlick looks to score in Classic

Source: HarnessLink.com | 06:28 AM 16 Aug 2019 NZST Hickfromfrenchlick is scheduled to race in Indiana later this season, which is likely to attract attention there thanks to his Larry Bird-inspired name, but first the colt will try to close out a successful harness racing campaign at home on the New York circuit, beginning with Sunday's $238,...

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Hickfromfrenchlick equals Batavia mark in NYSS

Hickfromfrenchlick equals Batavia mark in NYSS

Source: HarnessLink.com | 10:50 AM 05 Aug 2019 NZST Batavia, NY --- Hickfromfrenchlick came to play on Sunday (Aug. 4) in his $58,700 division of the New York Sire Stakes (NYSS) for 3-year-old pacing colts and geldings at Batavia Downs and he went gate to wire in impressive fashion and equaled the track record time. Leaving from post one drive...

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Yonkers: Hickfromfrenchlick nets Sheppard title

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 Greg ReinhartJul 14, 2018 Hickfromfrenchlick, named after Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird, powered away in the lane from second-over to win the $100,000 Lawrence B. Sheppard for rookie pacing colts on Saturday night at Yonkers Raceway in 1:55 4/5. Starting from post two in the field of six, Hickfromfrenchlick (Mark MacDonald) wasn't the quic...

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