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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 44 196 4.45 31 23 42 15.82% 48.98% $1,273,324 $6,497 $28,939 1 4
V. L. Smith 6 34 5.67 0 1 2 0% 8.82% $9,283 $273 $1,547 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
V. L. Smith 4 19 4.75 0 1 1 0% 10.53% $6,450 $339 $1,613 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
V. L. Smith 4 22 5.5 1 1 2 4.55% 18.18% $32,120 $1,460 $8,030 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
V. L. Smith 4 11 2.75 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 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
V. L. Smith 5 20 4 0 0 3 0% 15% $4,730 $237 $946 0 0