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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 73 287 3.93 53 55 45 18.47% 53.31% $1,327,993 $4,627 $18,192 0 1
Salvatore Meli 1 10 10 2 0 1 20% 30% $17,161 $1,716 $17,161 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
Salvatore Meli 3 17 5.67 4 3 2 23.53% 52.94% $45,685 $2,687 $15,228 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
Salvatore Meli 1 4 4 2 0 0 50% 50% $15,295 $3,824 $15,295 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 76 212 2.79 50 30 20 23.58% 47.17% $819,969 $3,868 $10,789 0 1
Salvatore Meli 6 18 3 1 2 3 5.56% 33.33% $16,958 $942 $2,826 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 41 161 3.93 21 23 26 13.04% 43.48% $351,820 $2,185 $8,581 0 0
Salvatore Meli 2 20 10 3 2 0 15% 25% $34,416 $1,721 $17,208 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 58 2.9 4 4 8 6.9% 27.59% $63,537 $1,095 $3,177 0 0
Salvatore Meli 2 16 8 2 2 1 12.5% 31.25% $23,388 $1,462 $11,694 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
Austin Gustafson 30 140 4.67 8 18 18 5.71% 31.43% $191,595 $1,369 $6,387 0 0
Salvatore Meli 2 15 7.5 2 1 4 13.33% 46.67% $20,255 $1,350 $10,128 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
Salvatore Meli 2 11 5.5 0 2 1 0% 27.27% $5,541 $504 $2,771 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
Austin Gustafson 20 81 4.05 11 15 5 13.58% 38.27% $212,139 $2,619 $10,607 0 0
Salvatore Meli 6 29 4.83 4 5 6 13.79% 51.72% $40,011 $1,380 $6,669 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 12 67 5.58 12 4 9 17.91% 37.31% $162,701 $2,428 $13,558 0 1
Salvatore Meli 4 14 3.5 2 3 2 14.29% 50% $23,583 $1,685 $5,896 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
Salvatore Meli 2 18 9 0 0 1 0% 5.56% $4,795 $266 $2,398 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
Salvatore Meli 2 22 11 3 3 3 13.64% 40.91% $32,920 $1,496 $16,460 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
Salvatore Meli 3 11 3.67 1 1 3 9.09% 45.45% $13,447 $1,222 $4,482 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 1 3 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $225 $75 $225 0 0
Salvatore Meli 8 53 6.63 4 6 8 7.55% 33.96% $96,295 $1,817 $12,037 0 0