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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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 13 30 2.31 1 4 6 3.33% 36.67% $109,512 $3,650 $8,424 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 31 7.75 2 4 6 6.45% 38.71% $31,239 $1,008 $7,810 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 14 43 3.07 2 4 5 4.65% 25.58% $409,857 $9,532 $29,276 2 2

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
Gary C. Contessa 25 161 6.44 17 33 24 10.56% 45.96% $546,342 $3,393 $21,854 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
Gary C. Contessa 25 112 4.48 19 14 14 16.96% 41.96% $495,723 $4,426 $19,829 0 2

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
Gary C. Contessa 31 64 2.06 3 9 7 4.69% 29.69% $180,226 $2,816 $5,814 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 9 40 4.44 4 4 5 10% 32.5% $45,141 $1,129 $5,016 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 95 409 4.31 30 52 56 7.33% 33.74% $2,352,769 $5,752 $24,766 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 13 61 4.69 4 7 10 6.56% 34.43% $49,278 $808 $3,791 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 105 518 4.93 58 73 85 11.2% 41.7% $3,560,809 $6,874 $33,912 1 3

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
Gary C. Contessa 124 453 3.65 34 49 67 7.51% 33.11% $1,944,631 $4,293 $15,683 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 8 29 3.63 2 7 2 6.9% 37.93% $46,083 $1,589 $5,760 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 148 500 3.38 53 48 66 10.6% 33.4% $2,622,804 $5,246 $17,722 0 5

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 47 5.88 10 8 9 21.28% 57.45% $115,044 $2,448 $14,381 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 165 665 4.03 63 78 86 9.47% 34.14% $3,286,368 $4,942 $19,917 0 6

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
Gary C. Contessa 184 637 3.46 78 107 82 12.24% 41.92% $4,324,656 $6,789 $23,504 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 7 38 5.43 10 4 1 26.32% 39.47% $120,765 $3,178 $17,252 0 1
Gary C. Contessa 134 500 3.73 56 59 61 11.2% 35.2% $3,012,698 $6,025 $22,483 1 2

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
Gary C. Contessa 146 586 4.01 55 77 81 9.39% 36.35% $2,679,770 $4,573 $18,355 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
Gary C. Contessa 123 543 4.41 64 63 81 11.79% 38.31% $2,412,920 $4,444 $19,617 0 4

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
Gary C. Contessa 190 742 3.91 99 106 106 13.34% 41.91% $3,470,766 $4,678 $18,267 2 5

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
Gary C. Contessa 246 1102 4.48 141 150 182 12.79% 42.92% $4,622,474 $4,195 $18,791 1 2

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
Gary C. Contessa 330 1287 3.9 178 175 166 13.83% 40.33% $7,482,466 $5,814 $22,674 6 21

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
Gary C. Contessa 296 1230 4.16 176 172 186 14.31% 43.41% $7,597,713 $6,177 $25,668 2 19

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
Gary C. Contessa 256 945 3.69 167 150 143 17.67% 48.68% $6,331,923 $6,700 $24,734 2 15

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
Gary C. Contessa 160 610 3.81 92 92 80 15.08% 43.28% $3,457,480 $5,668 $21,609 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
Gary C. Contessa 138 537 3.89 75 91 60 13.97% 42.09% $2,730,548 $5,085 $19,787 0 2

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
Gary C. Contessa 149 528 3.54 59 58 64 11.17% 34.28% $2,235,357 $4,234 $15,002 0 4

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 4 5 6.56% 21.31% $33,801 $554 $2,600 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 170 746 4.39 108 111 91 14.48% 41.55% $3,524,675 $4,725 $20,733 0 4

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 63 5.25 4 8 5 6.35% 26.98% $38,311 $608 $3,193 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 144 581 4.03 71 73 85 12.22% 39.41% $2,407,958 $4,145 $16,722 0 4

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
Gary C. Contessa 129 427 3.31 52 64 45 12.18% 37.7% $1,821,803 $4,267 $14,123 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 13 47 3.62 3 9 4 6.38% 34.04% $28,890 $615 $2,222 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 78 358 4.59 45 50 58 12.57% 42.74% $1,551,485 $4,334 $19,891 1 2

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
Gary C. Contessa 55 280 5.09 46 39 30 16.43% 41.07% $1,160,824 $4,146 $21,106 0 5

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
Gary C. Contessa 42 247 5.88 33 33 41 13.36% 43.32% $714,914 $2,894 $17,022 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 13 89 6.85 12 18 10 13.48% 44.94% $96,860 $1,088 $7,451 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 36 203 5.64 18 31 27 8.87% 37.44% $402,307 $1,982 $11,175 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
Gary C. Contessa 42 203 4.83 18 19 30 8.87% 33% $482,614 $2,377 $11,491 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
Gary C. Contessa 50 281 5.62 25 35 28 8.9% 31.32% $808,550 $2,877 $16,171 0 2

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
Gary C. Contessa 97 484 4.99 70 57 63 14.46% 39.26% $1,316,087 $2,719 $13,568 2 6

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
Gary C. Contessa 140 688 4.91 120 103 76 17.44% 43.46% $1,548,691 $2,251 $11,062 1 5

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
Gary C. Contessa 116 550 4.74 86 87 76 15.64% 45.27% $1,142,671 $2,078 $9,851 1 2