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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
Philip A. Sims 5 7 1.4 0 1 1 0% 28.57% $120,622 $17,232 $24,124 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 18 37 2.06 3 7 7 8.11% 45.95% $196,774 $5,318 $10,932 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
Philip A. Sims 18 55 3.06 11 15 9 20% 63.64% $760,436 $13,826 $42,246 0 1
Simon J. Buechler 34 150 4.41 18 19 21 12% 38.67% $844,594 $5,631 $24,841 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
Philip A. Sims 31 92 2.97 14 11 11 15.22% 39.13% $715,077 $7,773 $23,067 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 43 187 4.35 28 17 19 14.97% 34.22% $971,568 $5,196 $22,595 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
Philip A. Sims 29 106 3.66 17 14 10 16.04% 38.68% $403,373 $3,805 $13,909 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 34 147 4.32 14 25 17 9.52% 38.1% $549,367 $3,737 $16,158 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
Philip A. Sims 26 76 2.92 11 11 10 14.47% 42.11% $353,584 $4,652 $13,599 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 30 133 4.43 17 15 25 12.78% 42.86% $253,762 $1,908 $8,459 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
Philip A. Sims 27 98 3.63 14 15 9 14.29% 38.78% $661,460 $6,750 $24,499 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 33 163 4.94 19 31 21 11.66% 43.56% $466,918 $2,865 $14,149 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
Philip A. Sims 37 126 3.41 16 19 15 12.7% 39.68% $513,289 $4,074 $13,873 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 39 193 4.95 29 16 21 15.03% 34.2% $509,702 $2,641 $13,069 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
Philip A. Sims 32 126 3.94 19 22 23 15.08% 50.79% $631,397 $5,011 $19,731 0 1
Simon J. Buechler 44 179 4.07 11 30 18 6.15% 32.96% $347,876 $1,943 $7,906 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
Philip A. Sims 26 115 4.42 26 24 17 22.61% 58.26% $672,781 $5,850 $25,876 1 2
Simon J. Buechler 41 159 3.88 22 27 12 13.84% 38.36% $563,191 $3,542 $13,736 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
Philip A. Sims 30 111 3.7 9 21 13 8.11% 38.74% $296,398 $2,670 $9,880 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 40 145 3.63 20 19 23 13.79% 42.76% $461,933 $3,186 $11,548 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
Philip A. Sims 42 151 3.6 18 20 23 11.92% 40.4% $1,449,644 $9,600 $34,515 1 4
Simon J. Buechler 43 215 5 30 27 28 13.95% 39.53% $563,513 $2,621 $13,105 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
Philip A. Sims 43 162 3.77 22 32 23 13.58% 47.53% $1,120,646 $6,918 $26,062 1 3
Simon J. Buechler 47 191 4.06 14 23 27 7.33% 33.51% $363,530 $1,903 $7,735 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
Philip A. Sims 34 165 4.85 26 29 18 15.76% 44.24% $783,324 $4,747 $23,039 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 28 114 4.07 17 19 17 14.91% 46.49% $316,918 $2,780 $11,319 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
Philip A. Sims 38 141 3.71 18 19 18 12.77% 39.01% $534,537 $3,791 $14,067 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 34 123 3.62 7 14 16 5.69% 30.08% $158,717 $1,290 $4,668 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
Philip A. Sims 42 165 3.93 21 26 25 12.73% 43.64% $836,780 $5,071 $19,923 1 1
Simon J. Buechler 15 49 3.27 2 4 8 4.08% 28.57% $96,528 $1,970 $6,435 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
Philip A. Sims 44 161 3.66 27 26 19 16.77% 44.72% $1,012,212 $6,287 $23,005 3 3
Simon J. Buechler 21 65 3.1 7 8 8 10.77% 35.38% $116,612 $1,794 $5,553 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
Philip A. Sims 38 125 3.29 10 24 18 8% 41.6% $363,861 $2,911 $9,575 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 19 45 2.37 3 0 10 6.67% 28.89% $39,787 $884 $2,094 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
Philip A. Sims 35 137 3.91 23 20 23 16.79% 48.18% $625,236 $4,564 $17,864 0 1
Simon J. Buechler 23 44 1.91 4 3 4 9.09% 25% $68,779 $1,563 $2,990 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
Philip A. Sims 25 100 4 18 22 14 18% 54% $276,851 $2,769 $11,074 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 33 66 2 6 7 5 9.09% 27.27% $69,236 $1,049 $2,098 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
Philip A. Sims 30 113 3.77 14 16 13 12.39% 38.05% $265,463 $2,349 $8,849 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 5 8 1.6 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,474 $309 $495 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
Philip A. Sims 24 81 3.38 8 8 7 9.88% 28.4% $135,424 $1,672 $5,643 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 24 71 2.96 6 8 8 8.45% 30.99% $146,508 $2,063 $6,105 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
Philip A. Sims 29 100 3.45 12 15 12 12% 39% $270,922 $2,709 $9,342 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 42 155 3.69 17 19 12 10.97% 30.97% $209,106 $1,349 $4,979 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
Philip A. Sims 22 82 3.73 9 13 10 10.98% 39.02% $189,082 $2,306 $8,595 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 48 201 4.19 23 32 26 11.44% 40.3% $298,921 $1,487 $6,228 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
Philip A. Sims 21 97 4.62 11 16 11 11.34% 39.18% $273,276 $2,817 $13,013 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 57 286 5.02 38 48 32 13.29% 41.26% $453,839 $1,587 $7,962 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
Philip A. Sims 20 110 5.5 15 21 20 13.64% 50.91% $376,786 $3,425 $18,839 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 50 317 6.34 51 45 34 16.09% 41.01% $489,710 $1,545 $9,794 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
Philip A. Sims 19 69 3.63 15 7 6 21.74% 40.58% $370,734 $5,373 $19,512 0 2
Simon J. Buechler 47 239 5.09 30 33 42 12.55% 43.93% $221,204 $926 $4,706 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
Philip A. Sims 15 83 5.53 17 4 11 20.48% 38.55% $323,381 $3,896 $21,559 0 1
Simon J. Buechler 40 240 6 42 34 23 17.5% 41.25% $261,043 $1,088 $6,526 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
Philip A. Sims 14 44 3.14 3 4 3 6.82% 22.73% $27,783 $631 $1,985 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 47 193 4.11 32 24 26 16.58% 42.49% $269,619 $1,397 $5,737 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
Philip A. Sims 11 44 4 6 2 7 13.64% 34.09% $46,441 $1,055 $4,222 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 24 148 6.17 25 24 19 16.89% 45.95% $118,525 $801 $4,939 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
Philip A. Sims 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 36 220 6.11 44 36 33 20% 51.36% $165,764 $753 $4,605 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
Philip A. Sims 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 40 270 6.75 42 44 41 15.56% 47.04% $175,041 $648 $4,376 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
Philip A. Sims 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 33 244 7.39 48 26 35 19.67% 44.67% $241,546 $990 $7,320 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
Philip A. Sims 7 24 3.43 2 0 1 8.33% 12.5% $10,918 $455 $1,560 0 0
Simon J. Buechler 23 170 7.39 28 21 14 16.47% 37.06% $116,969 $688 $5,086 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
Philip A. Sims 24 87 3.63 9 4 13 10.34% 29.89% $152,893 $1,757 $6,371 0 1
Simon J. Buechler 32 180 5.63 20 21 15 11.11% 31.11% $109,841 $610 $3,433 0 0