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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
Daniel Franko 28 163 5.82 13 21 24 7.98% 35.58% $403,754 $2,477 $14,420 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 4 8 2 1 2 0 12.5% 37.5% $44,130 $5,516 $11,033 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
Daniel Franko 24 155 6.46 5 13 20 3.23% 24.52% $199,760 $1,289 $8,323 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 13 22 1.69 2 3 1 9.09% 27.27% $83,439 $3,793 $6,418 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
Daniel Franko 16 121 7.56 12 13 18 9.92% 35.54% $203,091 $1,678 $12,693 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 22 68 3.09 6 10 5 8.82% 30.88% $225,447 $3,315 $10,248 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
Daniel Franko 11 81 7.36 2 3 9 2.47% 17.28% $68,928 $851 $6,266 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 24 66 2.75 12 6 4 18.18% 33.33% $232,658 $3,525 $9,694 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
Daniel Franko 7 38 5.43 1 1 3 2.63% 13.16% $21,062 $554 $3,009 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 29 87 3 13 11 7 14.94% 35.63% $311,300 $3,578 $10,734 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
Daniel Franko 12 69 5.75 6 3 9 8.7% 26.09% $71,406 $1,035 $5,951 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 20 85 4.25 20 10 13 23.53% 50.59% $414,536 $4,877 $20,727 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
Daniel Franko 10 57 5.7 4 5 6 7.02% 26.32% $56,153 $985 $5,615 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 29 79 2.72 6 10 11 7.59% 34.18% $170,869 $2,163 $5,892 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
Daniel Franko 9 50 5.56 3 9 11 6% 46% $62,073 $1,241 $6,897 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 42 145 3.45 18 14 19 12.41% 35.17% $447,943 $3,089 $10,665 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
Daniel Franko 15 62 4.13 6 6 7 9.68% 30.65% $73,410 $1,184 $4,894 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 48 186 3.88 24 27 27 12.9% 41.94% $861,634 $4,632 $17,951 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
Daniel Franko 15 90 6 4 12 11 4.44% 30% $110,629 $1,229 $7,375 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 54 211 3.91 29 35 36 13.74% 47.39% $1,087,695 $5,155 $20,143 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
Daniel Franko 12 90 7.5 13 8 13 14.44% 37.78% $134,540 $1,495 $11,212 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 73 289 3.96 34 39 46 11.76% 41.18% $1,174,580 $4,064 $16,090 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
Daniel Franko 8 51 6.38 5 12 8 9.8% 49.02% $136,843 $2,683 $17,105 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 91 374 4.11 57 59 51 15.24% 44.65% $1,597,155 $4,270 $17,551 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
Daniel Franko 10 55 5.5 2 5 9 3.64% 29.09% $75,889 $1,380 $7,589 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 83 405 4.88 62 78 61 15.31% 49.63% $2,129,856 $5,259 $25,661 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
Daniel Franko 12 48 4 6 9 4 12.5% 39.58% $78,490 $1,635 $6,541 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 82 388 4.73 76 45 46 19.59% 43.04% $2,156,452 $5,558 $26,298 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
Daniel Franko 30 113 3.77 6 15 14 5.31% 30.97% $132,869 $1,176 $4,429 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 71 244 3.44 35 36 33 14.34% 42.62% $1,069,576 $4,384 $15,064 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
Daniel Franko 44 212 4.82 24 25 31 11.32% 37.74% $397,029 $1,873 $9,023 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 48 228 4.75 49 28 22 21.49% 43.42% $1,195,895 $5,245 $24,914 1 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
Daniel Franko 60 265 4.42 39 39 42 14.72% 45.28% $607,463 $2,292 $10,124 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 50 205 4.1 32 26 19 15.61% 37.56% $760,483 $3,710 $15,210 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
Daniel Franko 44 211 4.8 27 23 30 12.8% 37.91% $417,636 $1,979 $9,492 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 59 281 4.76 55 31 38 19.57% 44.13% $1,282,508 $4,564 $21,737 0 8

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
Daniel Franko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 40 213 5.33 35 36 25 16.43% 45.07% $774,148 $3,634 $19,354 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
Daniel Franko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 45 164 3.64 20 16 29 12.2% 39.63% $612,506 $3,735 $13,611 1 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
Daniel Franko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 45 181 4.02 31 32 23 17.13% 47.51% $618,819 $3,419 $13,752 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
Daniel Franko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 43 170 3.95 22 25 21 12.94% 40% $557,968 $3,282 $12,976 1 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
Daniel Franko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 40 178 4.45 19 24 25 10.67% 38.2% $454,295 $2,552 $11,357 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
Daniel Franko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 49 202 4.12 27 35 25 13.37% 43.07% $531,576 $2,632 $10,848 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
Daniel Franko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 52 249 4.79 43 32 29 17.27% 41.77% $549,071 $2,205 $10,559 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
Daniel Franko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 53 275 5.19 38 33 36 13.82% 38.91% $548,620 $1,995 $10,351 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
Daniel Franko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 56 299 5.34 37 41 40 12.37% 39.46% $525,949 $1,759 $9,392 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
Daniel Franko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 63 274 4.35 34 42 27 12.41% 37.59% $620,567 $2,265 $9,850 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
Daniel Franko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 66 346 5.24 49 56 29 14.16% 38.73% $747,934 $2,162 $11,332 1 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
Daniel Franko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 74 328 4.43 53 56 32 16.16% 42.99% $540,767 $1,649 $7,308 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
Daniel Franko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 50 257 5.14 46 31 29 17.9% 41.25% $411,167 $1,600 $8,223 0 0