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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 30 69 2.3 11 11 11 15.94% 47.83% $382,886 $5,549 $12,763 0 1
John Hirdes 5 14 2.8 0 0 0 0% 0% $900 $64 $180 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
John Hirdes 8 40 5 1 3 0 2.5% 10% $24,000 $600 $3,000 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
John Hirdes 5 20 4 2 1 4 10% 35% $30,050 $1,503 $6,010 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
John Hirdes 16 64 4 5 3 5 7.81% 20.31% $73,220 $1,144 $4,576 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
John Hirdes 13 49 3.77 4 3 3 8.16% 20.41% $74,595 $1,522 $5,738 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
John Hirdes 10 46 4.6 1 2 5 2.17% 17.39% $44,415 $966 $4,442 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
John Hirdes 6 35 5.83 7 4 3 20% 40% $85,185 $2,434 $14,198 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
John Hirdes 6 23 3.83 0 3 4 0% 30.43% $12,250 $533 $2,042 0 0