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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
Michael D. Sullivan 10 43 4.3 5 4 3 11.63% 27.91% $70,992 $1,651 $7,099 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 4 8 2 1 2 0 12.5% 37.5% $44,130 $5,516 $11,033 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
Michael D. Sullivan 6 17 2.83 2 1 0 11.76% 17.65% $12,027 $707 $2,005 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 13 22 1.69 2 3 1 9.09% 27.27% $83,439 $3,793 $6,418 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
Michael D. Sullivan 16 62 3.88 2 10 6 3.23% 29.03% $51,335 $828 $3,208 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 22 68 3.09 6 10 5 8.82% 30.88% $225,447 $3,315 $10,248 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
Michael D. Sullivan 16 45 2.81 1 4 4 2.22% 20% $28,240 $628 $1,765 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 24 66 2.75 12 6 4 18.18% 33.33% $232,658 $3,525 $9,694 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
Michael D. Sullivan 9 29 3.22 4 2 0 13.79% 20.69% $52,373 $1,806 $5,819 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 29 87 3 13 11 7 14.94% 35.63% $311,300 $3,578 $10,734 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
Michael D. Sullivan 4 21 5.25 0 4 4 0% 38.1% $9,749 $464 $2,437 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 20 85 4.25 20 10 13 23.53% 50.59% $414,536 $4,877 $20,727 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
Michael D. Sullivan 7 27 3.86 2 4 1 7.41% 25.93% $16,861 $624 $2,409 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 29 79 2.72 6 10 11 7.59% 34.18% $170,869 $2,163 $5,892 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
Michael D. Sullivan 7 35 5 1 5 2 2.86% 22.86% $17,864 $510 $2,552 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 42 145 3.45 18 14 19 12.41% 35.17% $447,943 $3,089 $10,665 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
Michael D. Sullivan 4 20 5 1 1 1 5% 15% $11,922 $596 $2,981 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 48 186 3.88 24 27 27 12.9% 41.94% $861,634 $4,632 $17,951 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
Michael D. Sullivan 15 72 4.8 5 7 11 6.94% 31.94% $33,549 $466 $2,237 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 54 211 3.91 29 35 36 13.74% 47.39% $1,087,695 $5,155 $20,143 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
Michael D. Sullivan 18 66 3.67 4 6 2 6.06% 18.18% $31,710 $480 $1,762 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 73 289 3.96 34 39 46 11.76% 41.18% $1,174,580 $4,064 $16,090 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
Michael D. Sullivan 24 100 4.17 4 5 10 4% 19% $34,949 $349 $1,456 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 91 374 4.11 57 59 51 15.24% 44.65% $1,597,155 $4,270 $17,551 0 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
Michael D. Sullivan 9 32 3.56 3 3 4 9.38% 31.25% $12,787 $400 $1,421 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 83 405 4.88 62 78 61 15.31% 49.63% $2,129,856 $5,259 $25,661 0 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
Michael D. Sullivan 8 13 1.63 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,269 $98 $159 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 82 388 4.73 76 45 46 19.59% 43.04% $2,156,452 $5,558 $26,298 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
Michael D. Sullivan 15 29 1.93 1 1 6 3.45% 27.59% $10,536 $363 $702 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 71 244 3.44 35 36 33 14.34% 42.62% $1,069,576 $4,384 $15,064 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
Michael D. Sullivan 35 48 1.37 1 4 5 2.08% 20.83% $16,245 $338 $464 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 48 228 4.75 49 28 22 21.49% 43.42% $1,195,895 $5,245 $24,914 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
Michael D. Sullivan 2 10 5 1 1 2 10% 40% $18,784 $1,878 $9,392 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 50 205 4.1 32 26 19 15.61% 37.56% $760,483 $3,710 $15,210 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
Michael D. Sullivan 3 17 5.67 1 1 2 5.88% 23.53% $6,286 $370 $2,095 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 59 281 4.76 55 31 38 19.57% 44.13% $1,282,508 $4,564 $21,737 0 8

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
Michael D. Sullivan 2 25 12.5 1 2 3 4% 24% $11,949 $478 $5,975 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 40 213 5.33 35 36 25 16.43% 45.07% $774,148 $3,634 $19,354 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
Michael D. Sullivan 1 15 15 2 0 0 13.33% 13.33% $7,864 $524 $7,864 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 45 164 3.64 20 16 29 12.2% 39.63% $612,506 $3,735 $13,611 1 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
Michael D. Sullivan 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $126 $63 $126 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 45 181 4.02 31 32 23 17.13% 47.51% $618,819 $3,419 $13,752 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
Michael D. Sullivan 3 15 5 2 0 0 13.33% 13.33% $11,297 $753 $3,766 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 43 170 3.95 22 25 21 12.94% 40% $557,968 $3,282 $12,976 1 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
Michael D. Sullivan 3 4 1.33 0 0 0 0% 0% $521 $130 $174 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 40 178 4.45 19 24 25 10.67% 38.2% $454,295 $2,552 $11,357 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
Michael D. Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 49 202 4.12 27 35 25 13.37% 43.07% $531,576 $2,632 $10,848 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
Michael D. Sullivan 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 52 249 4.79 43 32 29 17.27% 41.77% $549,071 $2,205 $10,559 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
Michael D. Sullivan 4 26 6.5 1 0 2 3.85% 11.54% $6,893 $265 $1,723 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 53 275 5.19 38 33 36 13.82% 38.91% $548,620 $1,995 $10,351 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
Michael D. Sullivan 3 16 5.33 1 0 4 6.25% 31.25% $9,250 $578 $3,083 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 56 299 5.34 37 41 40 12.37% 39.46% $525,949 $1,759 $9,392 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
Michael D. Sullivan 4 30 7.5 3 5 3 10% 36.67% $24,857 $829 $6,214 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 63 274 4.35 34 42 27 12.41% 37.59% $620,567 $2,265 $9,850 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
Michael D. Sullivan 3 26 8.67 1 3 1 3.85% 19.23% $14,845 $571 $4,948 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 66 346 5.24 49 56 29 14.16% 38.73% $747,934 $2,162 $11,332 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
Michael D. Sullivan 3 10 3.33 1 0 1 10% 20% $3,200 $320 $1,067 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 74 328 4.43 53 56 32 16.16% 42.99% $540,767 $1,649 $7,308 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
Michael D. Sullivan 3 13 4.33 0 1 4 0% 38.46% $2,432 $187 $811 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 50 257 5.14 46 31 29 17.9% 41.25% $411,167 $1,600 $8,223 0 0