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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
Lisa L. Merritt 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $152 $152 $152 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 24 6 4 2 5 16.67% 45.83% $40,674 $1,695 $10,169 0 0
Lisa L. Merritt 1 5 5 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,427 $285 $1,427 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
Lisa L. Merritt 2 7 3.5 0 2 2 0% 57.14% $11,744 $1,678 $5,872 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 37 5.29 4 2 4 10.81% 27.03% $27,043 $731 $3,863 0 0
Lisa L. Merritt 5 8 1.6 0 0 2 0% 25% $4,493 $562 $899 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
Lisa L. Merritt 3 10 3.33 3 0 1 30% 40% $65,204 $6,520 $21,735 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
Lisa L. Merritt 2 3 1.5 0 1 1 0% 66.67% $5,555 $1,852 $2,778 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 30 5 4 2 4 13.33% 33.33% $48,259 $1,609 $8,043 0 0
Lisa L. Merritt 2 3 1.5 1 0 1 33.33% 66.67% $14,692 $4,897 $7,346 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 38 5.43 10 4 1 26.32% 39.47% $120,765 $3,178 $17,252 0 1
Lisa L. Merritt 5 19 3.8 3 3 2 15.79% 42.11% $44,630 $2,349 $8,926 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
Lisa L. Merritt 7 32 4.57 5 5 2 15.63% 37.5% $187,685 $5,865 $26,812 0 1

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
Lisa L. Merritt 9 70 7.78 8 7 9 11.43% 34.29% $156,324 $2,233 $17,369 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
Lisa L. Merritt 14 71 5.07 13 9 11 18.31% 46.48% $328,652 $4,629 $23,475 0 1

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
Lisa L. Merritt 8 32 4 4 7 3 12.5% 43.75% $160,677 $5,021 $20,085 0 1

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
Lisa L. Merritt 7 11 1.57 0 2 1 0% 27.27% $6,143 $558 $878 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
Lisa L. Merritt 9 40 4.44 6 2 3 15% 27.5% $78,656 $1,966 $8,740 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
Lisa L. Merritt 5 9 1.8 0 1 2 0% 33.33% $6,505 $723 $1,301 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
Lisa L. Merritt 1 1 1 1 0 0 100% 100% $4,200 $4,200 $4,200 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
Lisa L. Merritt 6 31 5.17 7 3 1 22.58% 35.48% $75,478 $2,435 $12,580 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 15 64 4.27 7 6 9 10.94% 34.38% $51,198 $800 $3,413 0 0
Lisa L. Merritt 15 99 6.6 12 16 14 12.12% 42.42% $221,176 $2,234 $14,745 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 17 89 5.24 10 13 19 11.24% 47.19% $69,092 $776 $4,064 0 0
Lisa L. Merritt 23 147 6.39 19 20 19 12.93% 39.46% $298,240 $2,029 $12,967 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 89 6.85 12 18 10 13.48% 44.94% $96,860 $1,088 $7,451 0 0
Lisa L. Merritt 19 55 2.89 9 5 3 16.36% 30.91% $106,280 $1,932 $5,594 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 17 125 7.35 9 11 20 7.2% 32% $65,370 $523 $3,845 0 0
Lisa L. Merritt 12 40 3.33 7 5 4 17.5% 40% $98,819 $2,470 $8,235 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 25 161 6.44 14 20 25 8.7% 36.65% $84,649 $526 $3,386 0 0
Lisa L. Merritt 21 76 3.62 12 9 6 15.79% 35.53% $115,593 $1,521 $5,504 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 30 203 6.77 21 26 24 10.34% 34.98% $90,635 $446 $3,021 0 0
Lisa L. Merritt 6 18 3 1 2 1 5.56% 22.22% $8,049 $447 $1,342 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 29 202 6.97 19 23 20 9.41% 30.69% $83,716 $414 $2,887 0 0
Lisa L. Merritt 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 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 35 239 6.83 19 37 33 7.95% 37.24% $124,085 $519 $3,545 0 0
Lisa L. Merritt 4 13 3.25 2 0 0 15.38% 15.38% $14,315 $1,101 $3,579 0 0