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Trainer Comparison

Statistics by Year:
Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Mel Snow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Matt A. Shirer 22 45 2.05 7 5 7 15.56% 42.22% $370,583 $8,235 $16,845 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Mel Snow 23 109 4.74 14 17 20 12.84% 46.79% $279,002 $2,560 $12,131 0 2
Matt A. Shirer 42 115 2.74 16 24 18 13.91% 50.43% $1,097,507 $9,544 $26,131 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Mel Snow 20 110 5.5 12 17 15 10.91% 40% $232,779 $2,116 $11,639 0 0
Matt A. Shirer 47 107 2.28 22 16 20 20.56% 54.21% $919,784 $8,596 $19,570 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Mel Snow 14 82 5.86 17 16 19 20.73% 63.41% $215,298 $2,626 $15,378 0 0
Matt A. Shirer 50 118 2.36 26 22 11 22.03% 50% $955,260 $8,095 $19,105 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Mel Snow 16 63 3.94 4 16 13 6.35% 52.38% $79,828 $1,267 $4,989 0 0
Matt A. Shirer 42 113 2.69 22 18 19 19.47% 52.21% $607,125 $5,373 $14,455 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Mel Snow 14 79 5.64 9 16 7 11.39% 40.51% $153,211 $1,939 $10,944 0 0
Matt A. Shirer 35 121 3.46 30 19 19 24.79% 56.2% $769,779 $6,362 $21,994 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Mel Snow 15 82 5.47 9 15 15 10.98% 47.56% $220,091 $2,684 $14,673 0 2
Matt A. Shirer 10 34 3.4 11 4 8 32.35% 67.65% $267,709 $7,874 $26,771 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Mel Snow 13 74 5.69 10 12 14 13.51% 48.65% $202,086 $2,731 $15,545 0 0
Matt A. Shirer 20 55 2.75 12 9 10 21.82% 56.36% $177,662 $3,230 $8,883 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Mel Snow 13 68 5.23 11 13 12 16.18% 52.94% $175,745 $2,584 $13,519 0 0
Matt A. Shirer 16 54 3.38 9 7 10 16.67% 48.15% $190,918 $3,536 $11,932 0 0

Name Starters Starts Starts/
Starter 		1st 2nd 3rd Win % % 1st, 2nd or 3rd Earned Avg Earnings per Start Avg Earnings Per Starter Graded Stakes Win All Black-Type Win
2023 National Trainer Avg. 3.96 13.53% 40.55% $5,237 $20,757
Mel Snow 13 92 7.08 11 25 12 11.96% 52.17% $173,728 $1,888 $13,364 0 0
Matt A. Shirer 3 4 1.33 1 2 1 25% 100% $22,980 $5,745 $7,660 0 0