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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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 4 31 7.75 2 4 6 6.45% 38.71% $31,239 $1,008 $7,810 0 0
Ben Root 3 5 1.67 1 2 1 20% 80% $6,850 $1,370 $2,283 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 6 45 7.5 5 6 8 11.11% 42.22% $52,431 $1,165 $8,739 0 0
Ben Root 3 8 2.67 2 1 1 25% 50% $17,144 $2,143 $5,715 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 9 40 4.44 4 4 5 10% 32.5% $45,141 $1,129 $5,016 0 0
Ben Root 12 31 2.58 7 5 11 22.58% 74.19% $61,018 $1,968 $5,085 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 13 61 4.69 4 7 10 6.56% 34.43% $49,278 $808 $3,791 0 0
Ben Root 17 44 2.59 6 12 6 13.64% 54.55% $55,066 $1,252 $3,239 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 7 34 4.86 5 5 6 14.71% 47.06% $51,546 $1,516 $7,364 0 0
Ben Root 16 40 2.5 11 9 4 27.5% 60% $74,836 $1,871 $4,677 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 4 28 7 8 3 4 28.57% 53.57% $91,892 $3,282 $22,973 0 0
Ben Root 26 108 4.15 21 27 21 19.44% 63.89% $122,845 $1,137 $4,725 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 4 27 6.75 5 1 2 18.52% 29.63% $48,086 $1,781 $12,022 0 0
Ben Root 42 143 3.4 25 25 26 17.48% 53.15% $176,367 $1,233 $4,199 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 6 28 4.67 1 5 5 3.57% 39.29% $21,240 $759 $3,540 0 0
Ben Root 49 176 3.59 39 31 26 22.16% 54.55% $235,905 $1,340 $4,814 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 4 33 8.25 4 6 3 12.12% 39.39% $70,842 $2,147 $17,711 0 1
Ben Root 50 167 3.34 25 25 22 14.97% 43.11% $189,455 $1,134 $3,789 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 9 48 5.33 6 5 5 12.5% 33.33% $59,870 $1,247 $6,652 0 0
Ben Root 65 237 3.65 36 39 24 15.19% 41.77% $270,659 $1,142 $4,164 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 9 52 5.78 2 9 6 3.85% 32.69% $41,198 $792 $4,578 0 0
Ben Root 81 299 3.69 44 35 53 14.72% 44.15% $307,425 $1,028 $3,795 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 7 61 8.71 1 2 12 1.64% 24.59% $26,700 $438 $3,814 0 0
Ben Root 89 371 4.17 70 52 59 18.87% 48.79% $387,861 $1,045 $4,358 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 10 56 5.6 6 8 5 10.71% 33.93% $68,488 $1,223 $6,849 0 0
Ben Root 68 286 4.21 42 53 44 14.69% 48.6% $304,661 $1,065 $4,480 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 10 66 6.6 4 13 8 6.06% 37.88% $104,168 $1,578 $10,417 0 1
Ben Root 68 283 4.16 38 40 46 13.43% 43.82% $221,923 $784 $3,264 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 12 62 5.17 3 7 9 4.84% 30.65% $40,829 $659 $3,402 0 0
Ben Root 25 92 3.68 17 17 4 18.48% 41.3% $73,856 $803 $2,954 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 8 51 6.38 3 8 4 5.88% 29.41% $19,958 $391 $2,495 0 0
Ben Root 14 78 5.57 8 17 11 10.26% 46.15% $32,042 $411 $2,289 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
Walter Woodward 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Robert A. MacDonald 13 47 3.62 3 9 4 6.38% 34.04% $28,890 $615 $2,222 0 0
Ben Root 18 51 2.83 7 10 7 13.73% 47.06% $26,214 $514 $1,456 0 0