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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
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
Nicholas P. Zito 10 53 5.3 3 6 6 5.66% 28.3% $227,025 $4,283 $22,703 0 0
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
Nicholas P. Zito 22 72 3.27 0 3 13 0% 22.22% $158,534 $2,202 $7,206 0 0
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
Nicholas P. Zito 23 95 4.13 3 5 10 3.16% 18.95% $181,487 $1,910 $7,891 0 0
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
Nicholas P. Zito 31 124 4 10 9 14 8.06% 26.61% $418,835 $3,378 $13,511 0 0
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
Nicholas P. Zito 40 189 4.73 15 11 32 7.94% 30.69% $627,061 $3,318 $15,677 0 0
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
Nicholas P. Zito 42 200 4.76 11 18 18 5.5% 23.5% $494,421 $2,472 $11,772 0 0
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
Nicholas P. Zito 46 244 5.3 22 23 34 9.02% 32.38% $1,217,771 $4,991 $26,473 0 0
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
Nicholas P. Zito 65 294 4.52 22 24 37 7.48% 28.23% $997,682 $3,393 $15,349 0 0
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
Nicholas P. Zito 75 250 3.33 15 19 24 6% 23.2% $1,014,497 $4,058 $13,527 0 0
Matt A. Shirer 3 4 1.33 1 2 1 25% 100% $22,980 $5,745 $7,660 0 0