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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 18 126 7 15 19 23 11.9% 45.24% $324,411 $2,575 $18,023 0 0
Mike Taphorn 15 44 2.93 14 9 4 31.82% 61.36% $117,174 $2,663 $7,812 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 30 196 6.53 19 29 32 9.69% 40.82% $560,906 $2,862 $18,697 0 0
Mike Taphorn 13 49 3.77 10 10 7 20.41% 55.1% $114,456 $2,336 $8,804 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 28 163 5.82 13 21 24 7.98% 35.58% $403,754 $2,477 $14,420 0 0
Mike Taphorn 12 57 4.75 9 6 11 15.79% 45.61% $72,178 $1,266 $6,015 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
Mike Taphorn 7 23 3.29 5 5 3 21.74% 56.52% $35,791 $1,556 $5,113 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
Mike Taphorn 10 34 3.4 5 6 6 14.71% 50% $17,213 $506 $1,721 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
Mike Taphorn 15 49 3.27 5 8 5 10.2% 36.73% $20,165 $412 $1,344 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
Mike Taphorn 11 44 4 13 6 3 29.55% 50% $41,378 $940 $3,762 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
Mike Taphorn 7 37 5.29 5 8 3 13.51% 43.24% $24,199 $654 $3,457 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
Mike Taphorn 7 36 5.14 11 9 6 30.56% 72.22% $32,425 $901 $4,632 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
Mike Taphorn 9 44 4.89 5 8 4 11.36% 38.64% $21,788 $495 $2,421 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 62 4.13 6 6 7 9.68% 30.65% $73,410 $1,184 $4,894 0 0
Mike Taphorn 6 32 5.33 6 7 3 18.75% 50% $21,516 $672 $3,586 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
Mike Taphorn 6 27 4.5 6 2 3 22.22% 40.74% $23,438 $868 $3,906 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
Mike Taphorn 10 46 4.6 2 7 7 4.35% 34.78% $14,267 $310 $1,427 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
Mike Taphorn 5 19 3.8 3 3 2 15.79% 42.11% $9,388 $494 $1,878 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 55 5.5 2 5 9 3.64% 29.09% $75,889 $1,380 $7,589 0 0
Mike Taphorn 2 16 8 5 2 2 31.25% 56.25% $12,267 $767 $6,134 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 48 4 6 9 4 12.5% 39.58% $78,490 $1,635 $6,541 0 0
Mike Taphorn 3 13 4.33 6 1 3 46.15% 76.92% $22,781 $1,752 $7,594 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 30 113 3.77 6 15 14 5.31% 30.97% $132,869 $1,176 $4,429 0 0
Mike Taphorn 3 22 7.33 7 4 1 31.82% 54.55% $21,855 $993 $7,285 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
Mike Taphorn 3 15 5 6 3 1 40% 66.67% $14,088 $939 $4,696 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 60 265 4.42 39 39 42 14.72% 45.28% $607,463 $2,292 $10,124 0 0
Mike Taphorn 1 9 9 2 2 0 22.22% 44.44% $4,442 $494 $4,442 0 0