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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
Charles D. Zehnder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Don Pleterski 6 35 5.83 5 3 2 14.29% 28.57% $170,226 $4,864 $28,371 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
Charles D. Zehnder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Don Pleterski 2 26 13 1 4 2 3.85% 26.92% $76,301 $2,935 $38,151 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
Charles D. Zehnder 8 24 3 2 2 4 8.33% 33.33% $28,002 $1,167 $3,500 0 0
Don Pleterski 3 23 7.67 5 1 3 21.74% 39.13% $98,515 $4,283 $32,838 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
Charles D. Zehnder 7 22 3.14 1 0 0 4.55% 4.55% $24,169 $1,099 $3,453 0 0
Don Pleterski 1 5 5 1 1 0 20% 40% $21,663 $4,333 $21,663 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
Charles D. Zehnder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Don Pleterski 1 2 2 1 1 0 50% 100% $14,853 $7,427 $14,853 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
Charles D. Zehnder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Don Pleterski 3 13 4.33 1 0 2 7.69% 23.08% $19,413 $1,493 $6,471 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
Charles D. Zehnder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Don Pleterski 6 48 8 1 1 2 2.08% 8.33% $51,329 $1,069 $8,555 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
Charles D. Zehnder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Don Pleterski 7 40 5.71 3 3 5 7.5% 27.5% $133,879 $3,347 $19,126 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
Charles D. Zehnder 1 5 5 1 1 0 20% 40% $7,197 $1,439 $7,197 0 0
Don Pleterski 8 37 4.63 2 4 2 5.41% 21.62% $117,753 $3,183 $14,719 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
Charles D. Zehnder 2 10 5 0 2 1 0% 30% $3,432 $343 $1,716 0 0
Don Pleterski 7 50 7.14 4 5 5 8% 28% $159,694 $3,194 $22,813 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
Charles D. Zehnder 4 17 4.25 2 0 0 11.76% 11.76% $8,023 $472 $2,006 0 0
Don Pleterski 8 61 7.63 1 3 4 1.64% 13.11% $77,105 $1,264 $9,638 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
Charles D. Zehnder 6 40 6.67 0 2 3 0% 12.5% $7,743 $194 $1,291 0 0
Don Pleterski 7 37 5.29 1 1 3 2.7% 13.51% $44,147 $1,193 $6,307 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
Charles D. Zehnder 7 56 8 1 4 4 1.79% 16.07% $18,445 $329 $2,635 0 0
Don Pleterski 4 29 7.25 3 2 4 10.34% 31.03% $124,438 $4,291 $31,110 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
Charles D. Zehnder 6 51 8.5 3 7 4 5.88% 27.45% $34,762 $682 $5,794 0 0
Don Pleterski 7 30 4.29 2 2 3 6.67% 23.33% $106,484 $3,549 $15,212 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
Charles D. Zehnder 4 42 10.5 4 3 6 9.52% 30.95% $27,898 $664 $6,975 0 0
Don Pleterski 13 59 4.54 6 2 5 10.17% 22.03% $203,518 $3,449 $15,655 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
Charles D. Zehnder 9 51 5.67 0 3 3 0% 11.76% $13,870 $272 $1,541 0 0
Don Pleterski 13 76 5.85 6 4 8 7.89% 23.68% $209,820 $2,761 $16,140 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
Charles D. Zehnder 7 72 10.29 5 5 6 6.94% 22.22% $37,367 $519 $5,338 0 0
Don Pleterski 11 67 6.09 2 4 7 2.99% 19.4% $130,984 $1,955 $11,908 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
Charles D. Zehnder 13 96 7.38 5 19 8 5.21% 33.33% $53,275 $555 $4,098 0 0
Don Pleterski 8 51 6.38 3 2 7 5.88% 23.53% $154,648 $3,032 $19,331 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
Charles D. Zehnder 5 8 1.6 1 1 0 12.5% 25% $10,159 $1,270 $2,032 0 0
Don Pleterski 7 46 6.57 7 5 3 15.22% 32.61% $315,367 $6,856 $45,052 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
Charles D. Zehnder 2 5 2.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,259 $452 $1,130 0 0
Don Pleterski 5 22 4.4 1 0 2 4.55% 13.64% $38,347 $1,743 $7,669 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
Charles D. Zehnder 1 6 6 1 2 0 16.67% 50% $9,248 $1,541 $9,248 0 0
Don Pleterski 7 21 3 3 3 4 14.29% 47.62% $124,482 $5,928 $17,783 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
Charles D. Zehnder 2 5 2.5 1 0 0 20% 20% $4,458 $892 $2,229 0 0
Don Pleterski 10 55 5.5 3 4 3 5.45% 18.18% $143,071 $2,601 $14,307 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
Charles D. Zehnder 1 9 9 0 0 1 0% 11.11% $1,597 $177 $1,597 0 0
Don Pleterski 7 75 10.71 11 7 13 14.67% 41.33% $250,897 $3,345 $35,842 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
Charles D. Zehnder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Don Pleterski 6 39 6.5 2 4 3 5.13% 23.08% $66,078 $1,694 $11,013 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
Charles D. Zehnder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Don Pleterski 9 44 4.89 7 10 2 15.91% 43.18% $108,855 $2,474 $12,095 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
Charles D. Zehnder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Don Pleterski 8 32 4 2 1 3 6.25% 18.75% $25,322 $791 $3,165 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
Charles D. Zehnder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Don Pleterski 3 22 7.33 3 1 3 13.64% 31.82% $35,622 $1,619 $11,874 0 0