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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
Chris M. Block 15 32 2.13 4 4 6 12.5% 43.75% $204,285 $6,384 $13,619 0 1
Matt A. Shirer 22 44 2 7 4 7 15.91% 40.91% $358,233 $8,142 $16,283 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
Chris M. Block 44 149 3.39 29 28 21 19.46% 52.35% $1,422,163 $9,545 $32,322 0 3
Matt A. Shirer 42 115 2.74 16 24 18 13.91% 50.43% $1,097,507 $9,544 $26,131 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
Chris M. Block 43 181 4.21 38 32 23 20.99% 51.38% $2,227,473 $12,306 $51,802 2 10
Matt A. Shirer 47 107 2.28 22 16 20 20.56% 54.21% $919,784 $8,596 $19,570 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
Chris M. Block 44 196 4.45 31 23 42 15.82% 48.98% $1,273,324 $6,497 $28,939 1 4
Matt A. Shirer 50 118 2.36 26 22 11 22.03% 50% $955,260 $8,095 $19,105 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
Chris M. Block 39 131 3.36 20 21 17 15.27% 44.27% $946,113 $7,222 $24,259 0 1
Matt A. Shirer 42 113 2.69 22 18 19 19.47% 52.21% $607,125 $5,373 $14,455 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
Chris M. Block 48 220 4.58 38 38 29 17.27% 47.73% $1,479,501 $6,725 $30,823 0 3
Matt A. Shirer 35 121 3.46 30 19 19 24.79% 56.2% $769,779 $6,362 $21,994 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
Chris M. Block 55 262 4.76 35 29 45 13.36% 41.6% $1,363,887 $5,206 $24,798 1 2
Matt A. Shirer 10 34 3.4 11 4 8 32.35% 67.65% $267,709 $7,874 $26,771 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
Chris M. Block 58 265 4.57 46 37 43 17.36% 47.55% $1,241,639 $4,685 $21,408 0 3
Matt A. Shirer 20 55 2.75 12 9 10 21.82% 56.36% $177,662 $3,230 $8,883 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
Chris M. Block 50 195 3.9 29 27 29 14.87% 43.59% $1,047,589 $5,372 $20,952 0 3
Matt A. Shirer 16 54 3.38 9 7 10 16.67% 48.15% $190,918 $3,536 $11,932 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
Chris M. Block 60 246 4.1 42 41 41 17.07% 50.41% $1,435,554 $5,836 $23,926 1 3
Matt A. Shirer 3 4 1.33 1 2 1 25% 100% $22,980 $5,745 $7,660 0 0