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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 6 29 4.83 2 3 6 6.9% 37.93% $54,276 $1,872 $9,046 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 16 86 5.38 9 13 13 10.47% 40.7% $560,666 $6,519 $35,042 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 10 43 4.3 5 4 3 11.63% 27.91% $70,992 $1,651 $7,099 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 21 97 4.62 13 12 15 13.4% 41.24% $766,472 $7,902 $36,499 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 6 17 2.83 2 1 0 11.76% 17.65% $12,027 $707 $2,005 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 22 79 3.59 9 12 6 11.39% 34.18% $323,656 $4,097 $14,712 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
Daniel J. Vella 22 119 5.41 16 9 14 13.45% 32.77% $446,767 $3,754 $20,308 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 16 45 2.81 1 4 4 2.22% 20% $28,240 $628 $1,765 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 29 145 5 13 21 17 8.97% 35.17% $478,601 $3,301 $16,503 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
Daniel J. Vella 46 156 3.39 16 19 23 10.26% 37.18% $607,283 $3,893 $13,202 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
Daniel J. Vella 53 245 4.62 29 32 39 11.84% 40.82% $1,085,326 $4,430 $20,478 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 7 27 3.86 2 4 1 7.41% 25.93% $16,861 $624 $2,409 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 43 184 4.28 26 21 19 14.13% 35.87% $832,805 $4,526 $19,368 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 7 35 5 1 5 2 2.86% 22.86% $17,864 $510 $2,552 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 41 143 3.49 15 18 14 10.49% 32.87% $652,763 $4,565 $15,921 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 20 5 1 1 1 5% 15% $11,922 $596 $2,981 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 46 189 4.11 15 18 27 7.94% 31.75% $1,122,364 $5,938 $24,399 3 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 15 72 4.8 5 7 11 6.94% 31.94% $33,549 $466 $2,237 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 53 245 4.62 30 28 30 12.24% 35.92% $2,218,053 $9,053 $41,850 2 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
Michael D. Sullivan 18 66 3.67 4 6 2 6.06% 18.18% $31,710 $480 $1,762 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 51 192 3.76 21 30 20 10.94% 36.98% $1,006,620 $5,243 $19,738 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
Daniel J. Vella 42 176 4.19 26 27 23 14.77% 43.18% $1,209,230 $6,871 $28,791 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 9 32 3.56 3 3 4 9.38% 31.25% $12,787 $400 $1,421 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 56 214 3.82 25 27 35 11.68% 40.65% $1,689,732 $7,896 $30,174 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
Michael D. Sullivan 8 13 1.63 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,269 $98 $159 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 59 233 3.95 31 41 24 13.3% 41.2% $1,704,131 $7,314 $28,884 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 15 29 1.93 1 1 6 3.45% 27.59% $10,536 $363 $702 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 46 235 5.11 25 29 17 10.64% 30.21% $1,468,888 $6,251 $31,932 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 35 48 1.37 1 4 5 2.08% 20.83% $16,245 $338 $464 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 47 206 4.38 21 21 26 10.19% 33.01% $1,112,296 $5,399 $23,666 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 2 10 5 1 1 2 10% 40% $18,784 $1,878 $9,392 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 36 162 4.5 22 24 17 13.58% 38.89% $1,170,118 $7,223 $32,503 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
Michael D. Sullivan 3 17 5.67 1 1 2 5.88% 23.53% $6,286 $370 $2,095 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 57 223 3.91 37 35 29 16.59% 45.29% $2,198,573 $9,859 $38,571 2 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
Michael D. Sullivan 2 25 12.5 1 2 3 4% 24% $11,949 $478 $5,975 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 53 192 3.62 42 31 13 21.88% 44.79% $2,435,069 $12,683 $45,945 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
Michael D. Sullivan 1 15 15 2 0 0 13.33% 13.33% $7,864 $524 $7,864 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 3 3 1 2 0 0 66.67% 66.67% $12,010 $4,003 $4,003 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
Daniel J. Vella 18 30 1.67 3 3 5 10% 36.67% $67,507 $2,250 $3,750 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 4 1.33 0 0 0 0% 0% $521 $130 $174 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 14 22 1.57 3 0 1 13.64% 18.18% $25,490 $1,159 $1,821 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
Daniel J. Vella 33 109 3.3 17 11 19 15.6% 43.12% $384,518 $3,528 $11,652 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 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 65 239 3.68 45 38 26 18.83% 45.61% $1,400,621 $5,860 $21,548 1 10

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
Daniel J. Vella 74 281 3.8 77 54 32 27.4% 58.01% $2,971,197 $10,574 $40,151 2 22

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
Daniel J. Vella 73 341 4.67 70 78 49 20.53% 57.77% $3,177,475 $9,318 $43,527 2 26

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
Daniel J. Vella 64 264 4.13 53 51 28 20.08% 50% $2,566,476 $9,722 $40,101 0 23

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
Daniel J. Vella 49 269 5.49 61 51 43 22.68% 57.62% $2,669,677 $9,924 $54,483 7 13

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
Daniel J. Vella 51 321 6.29 51 52 33 15.89% 42.37% $1,728,551 $5,385 $33,893 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
Michael D. Sullivan 3 13 4.33 0 1 4 0% 38.46% $2,432 $187 $811 0 0
Daniel J. Vella 38 141 3.71 21 13 17 14.89% 36.17% $460,212 $3,264 $12,111 0 1