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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
James T. Wright 15 85 5.67 13 17 8 15.29% 44.71% $246,277 $2,897 $16,418 0 1
Michael Lightner 2 3 1.5 0 1 0 0% 33.33% $3,840 $1,280 $1,920 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
James T. Wright 20 110 5.5 17 18 17 15.45% 47.27% $301,238 $2,739 $15,062 0 0
Michael Lightner 6 6 1 1 0 2 16.67% 50% $18,050 $3,008 $3,008 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
James T. Wright 33 242 7.33 39 39 36 16.12% 47.11% $463,141 $1,914 $14,035 0 0
Michael Lightner 8 9 1.13 1 1 0 11.11% 22.22% $20,395 $2,266 $2,549 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
James T. Wright 37 206 5.57 30 32 33 14.56% 46.12% $390,485 $1,896 $10,554 0 0
Michael Lightner 16 62 3.88 3 8 9 4.84% 32.26% $111,684 $1,801 $6,980 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
James T. Wright 32 167 5.22 36 42 21 21.56% 59.28% $417,129 $2,498 $13,035 0 0
Michael Lightner 3 12 4 1 2 2 8.33% 41.67% $28,307 $2,359 $9,436 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
James T. Wright 47 249 5.3 36 52 27 14.46% 46.18% $418,853 $1,682 $8,912 0 0
Michael Lightner 11 30 2.73 5 3 7 16.67% 50% $101,442 $3,381 $9,222 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
James T. Wright 56 237 4.23 40 44 33 16.88% 49.37% $459,032 $1,937 $8,197 0 0
Michael Lightner 9 32 3.56 1 4 6 3.13% 34.38% $88,696 $2,772 $9,855 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
James T. Wright 70 322 4.6 56 51 35 17.39% 44.1% $645,992 $2,006 $9,228 0 0
Michael Lightner 1 2 2 0 0 1 0% 50% $1,210 $605 $1,210 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
James T. Wright 36 179 4.97 45 31 25 25.14% 56.42% $445,658 $2,490 $12,379 0 0
Michael Lightner 1 2 2 0 1 0 0% 50% $3,125 $1,563 $3,125 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
James T. Wright 49 236 4.82 52 30 26 22.03% 45.76% $545,682 $2,312 $11,136 0 1
Michael Lightner 7 41 5.86 5 3 6 12.2% 34.15% $77,410 $1,888 $11,059 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
James T. Wright 50 240 4.8 44 36 29 18.33% 45.42% $326,808 $1,362 $6,536 0 0
Michael Lightner 7 20 2.86 3 1 2 15% 30% $31,455 $1,573 $4,494 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
James T. Wright 42 273 6.5 62 49 35 22.71% 53.48% $430,480 $1,577 $10,250 0 1
Michael Lightner 1 1 1 0 0 1 0% 100% $1,044 $1,044 $1,044 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
James T. Wright 47 249 5.3 54 26 23 21.69% 41.37% $216,659 $870 $4,610 0 0
Michael Lightner 7 11 1.57 0 1 2 0% 27.27% $5,961 $542 $852 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
James T. Wright 27 152 5.63 23 23 21 15.13% 44.08% $124,983 $822 $4,629 0 0
Michael Lightner 12 32 2.67 2 4 2 6.25% 25% $21,758 $680 $1,813 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
James T. Wright 47 239 5.09 38 30 24 15.9% 38.49% $160,621 $672 $3,417 0 0
Michael Lightner 7 21 3 2 0 3 9.52% 23.81% $6,930 $330 $990 0 0