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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
Austin Gustafson 28 56 2 10 7 8 17.86% 44.64% $326,638 $5,833 $11,666 0 1
Val Brinkerhoff 14 28 2 3 5 3 10.71% 39.29% $149,450 $5,338 $10,675 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
Austin Gustafson 73 287 3.93 53 55 45 18.47% 53.31% $1,327,993 $4,627 $18,192 0 1
Val Brinkerhoff 30 132 4.4 14 25 18 10.61% 43.18% $693,869 $5,257 $23,129 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
Austin Gustafson 111 387 3.49 60 52 59 15.5% 44.19% $1,477,481 $3,818 $13,311 0 1
Val Brinkerhoff 35 132 3.77 12 16 18 9.09% 34.85% $445,787 $3,377 $12,737 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
Austin Gustafson 144 447 3.1 100 81 61 22.37% 54.14% $2,020,890 $4,521 $14,034 0 2
Val Brinkerhoff 32 115 3.59 12 9 15 10.43% 31.3% $737,000 $6,409 $23,031 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
Austin Gustafson 76 212 2.79 50 30 20 23.58% 47.17% $819,969 $3,868 $10,789 0 1
Val Brinkerhoff 30 99 3.3 6 14 11 6.06% 31.31% $327,748 $3,311 $10,925 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
Austin Gustafson 41 161 3.93 21 23 26 13.04% 43.48% $351,820 $2,185 $8,581 0 0
Val Brinkerhoff 32 121 3.78 9 12 17 7.44% 31.4% $507,452 $4,194 $15,858 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
Austin Gustafson 20 58 2.9 4 4 8 6.9% 27.59% $63,537 $1,095 $3,177 0 0
Val Brinkerhoff 36 120 3.33 13 11 11 10.83% 29.17% $441,380 $3,678 $12,261 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
Austin Gustafson 30 140 4.67 8 18 18 5.71% 31.43% $191,595 $1,369 $6,387 0 0
Val Brinkerhoff 37 109 2.95 14 7 12 12.84% 30.28% $208,496 $1,913 $5,635 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
Austin Gustafson 25 125 5 14 21 14 11.2% 39.2% $235,841 $1,887 $9,434 0 0
Val Brinkerhoff 27 124 4.59 16 15 21 12.9% 41.94% $210,246 $1,696 $7,787 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
Austin Gustafson 20 81 4.05 11 15 5 13.58% 38.27% $212,139 $2,619 $10,607 0 0
Val Brinkerhoff 25 85 3.4 12 5 14 14.12% 36.47% $189,764 $2,233 $7,591 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
Austin Gustafson 12 67 5.58 12 4 9 17.91% 37.31% $162,701 $2,428 $13,558 0 1
Val Brinkerhoff 34 119 3.5 13 9 11 10.92% 27.73% $126,576 $1,064 $3,723 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
Austin Gustafson 17 77 4.53 5 6 6 6.49% 22.08% $76,715 $996 $4,513 0 0
Val Brinkerhoff 36 156 4.33 7 17 23 4.49% 30.13% $113,741 $729 $3,159 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
Austin Gustafson 20 71 3.55 11 8 10 15.49% 40.85% $170,890 $2,407 $8,545 0 0
Val Brinkerhoff 31 100 3.23 16 12 14 16% 42% $123,749 $1,237 $3,992 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
Austin Gustafson 5 19 3.8 0 2 1 0% 15.79% $11,826 $622 $2,365 0 0
Val Brinkerhoff 32 115 3.59 12 18 19 10.43% 42.61% $253,070 $2,201 $7,908 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
Austin Gustafson 1 3 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $225 $75 $225 0 0
Val Brinkerhoff 34 80 2.35 10 12 9 12.5% 38.75% $78,065 $976 $2,296 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
Austin Gustafson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Val Brinkerhoff 17 53 3.12 7 8 6 13.21% 39.62% $43,806 $827 $2,577 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
Austin Gustafson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Val Brinkerhoff 5 8 1.6 0 5 2 0% 87.5% $9,200 $1,150 $1,840 0 0