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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
Nicholas P. Zito 6 11 1.83 0 0 1 0% 9.09% $22,580 $2,053 $3,763 0 0
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 26 60 2.31 6 4 8 10% 30% $171,950 $2,866 $6,613 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
Nicholas P. Zito 10 53 5.3 3 6 6 5.66% 28.3% $227,025 $4,283 $22,703 0 0
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 36 195 5.42 19 18 22 9.74% 30.26% $401,155 $2,057 $11,143 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
Nicholas P. Zito 22 72 3.27 0 3 13 0% 22.22% $158,534 $2,202 $7,206 0 0
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 34 154 4.53 13 18 23 8.44% 35.06% $325,776 $2,115 $9,582 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
Nicholas P. Zito 23 95 4.13 3 5 10 3.16% 18.95% $181,487 $1,910 $7,891 0 0
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 21 137 6.52 12 16 14 8.76% 30.66% $226,969 $1,657 $10,808 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
Nicholas P. Zito 31 124 4 10 9 14 8.06% 26.61% $418,835 $3,378 $13,511 0 0
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 31 122 3.94 7 9 15 5.74% 25.41% $135,648 $1,112 $4,376 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
Nicholas P. Zito 40 189 4.73 15 11 32 7.94% 30.69% $627,061 $3,318 $15,677 0 0
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 25 174 6.96 20 19 15 11.49% 31.03% $285,745 $1,642 $11,430 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
Nicholas P. Zito 42 200 4.76 11 18 18 5.5% 23.5% $494,421 $2,472 $11,772 0 0
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 30 181 6.03 16 15 25 8.84% 30.94% $250,645 $1,385 $8,355 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
Nicholas P. Zito 46 244 5.3 22 23 34 9.02% 32.38% $1,217,771 $4,991 $26,473 0 0
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 37 219 5.92 15 24 23 6.85% 28.31% $289,960 $1,324 $7,837 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
Nicholas P. Zito 65 294 4.52 22 24 37 7.48% 28.23% $997,682 $3,393 $15,349 0 0
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 46 227 4.93 15 16 36 6.61% 29.52% $352,011 $1,551 $7,652 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
Nicholas P. Zito 75 250 3.33 15 19 24 6% 23.2% $1,014,497 $4,058 $13,527 0 0
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 43 218 5.07 16 27 23 7.34% 30.28% $372,885 $1,710 $8,672 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
Nicholas P. Zito 71 273 3.85 29 28 38 10.62% 34.8% $1,682,257 $6,162 $23,694 1 1
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 49 214 4.37 19 23 23 8.88% 30.37% $349,885 $1,635 $7,141 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
Nicholas P. Zito 71 312 4.39 29 35 40 9.29% 33.33% $1,938,669 $6,214 $27,305 2 3
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 52 229 4.4 14 26 22 6.11% 27.07% $324,050 $1,415 $6,232 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
Nicholas P. Zito 100 359 3.59 48 58 35 13.37% 39.28% $2,675,001 $7,451 $26,750 3 3
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 58 275 4.74 36 28 25 13.09% 32.36% $656,649 $2,388 $11,322 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
Nicholas P. Zito 108 392 3.63 56 44 45 14.29% 36.99% $3,155,180 $8,049 $29,215 5 7
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 31 159 5.13 10 10 15 6.29% 22.01% $134,443 $846 $4,337 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
Nicholas P. Zito 105 434 4.13 76 60 48 17.51% 42.4% $5,612,199 $12,931 $53,450 3 4
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 30 130 4.33 9 11 17 6.92% 28.46% $162,722 $1,252 $5,424 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
Nicholas P. Zito 113 408 3.61 66 62 51 16.18% 43.87% $2,886,890 $7,076 $25,548 2 9
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 23 103 4.48 5 5 9 4.85% 18.45% $98,909 $960 $4,300 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
Nicholas P. Zito 94 370 3.94 72 66 51 19.46% 51.08% $6,245,281 $16,879 $66,439 5 13
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 26 128 4.92 8 9 8 6.25% 19.53% $189,230 $1,478 $7,278 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
Nicholas P. Zito 121 436 3.6 62 55 60 14.22% 40.6% $5,140,794 $11,791 $42,486 5 8
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 27 110 4.07 5 3 6 4.55% 12.73% $112,615 $1,024 $4,171 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
Nicholas P. Zito 109 422 3.87 71 66 58 16.82% 46.21% $4,298,811 $10,187 $39,439 4 6
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 12 45 3.75 1 1 2 2.22% 8.89% $24,813 $551 $2,068 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
Nicholas P. Zito 104 462 4.44 86 70 65 18.61% 47.84% $8,201,418 $17,752 $78,860 13 19
Eric D. Nelson, Jr. 4 7 1.75 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,400 $343 $600 0 0