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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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 12 31 2.58 4 3 1 12.9% 25.81% $87,950 $2,837 $7,329 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 32 132 4.13 6 10 10 4.55% 19.7% $135,183 $1,024 $4,224 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 36 178 4.94 18 20 20 10.11% 32.58% $341,930 $1,921 $9,498 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $100 $100 $100 0 0
Donald Melancon 26 125 4.81 14 10 13 11.2% 29.6% $249,645 $1,997 $9,602 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $100 $100 $100 0 0
Donald Melancon 32 124 3.88 7 7 12 5.65% 20.97% $142,525 $1,149 $4,454 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 1 3 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $890 $297 $890 0 0
Donald Melancon 37 226 6.11 12 14 28 5.31% 23.89% $252,508 $1,117 $6,825 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 1 5 5 0 2 1 0% 60% $10,473 $2,095 $10,473 0 0
Donald Melancon 38 180 4.74 21 18 22 11.67% 33.89% $354,345 $1,969 $9,325 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 45 309 6.87 24 23 37 7.77% 27.18% $283,826 $919 $6,307 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 53 324 6.11 19 28 40 5.86% 26.85% $365,596 $1,128 $6,898 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 50 337 6.74 16 31 47 4.75% 27.89% $385,227 $1,143 $7,705 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 42 219 5.21 20 23 30 9.13% 33.33% $422,505 $1,929 $10,060 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 33 221 6.7 7 21 30 3.17% 26.24% $261,326 $1,182 $7,919 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,254 $627 $1,254 0 0
Donald Melancon 46 206 4.48 9 16 9 4.37% 16.5% $216,982 $1,053 $4,717 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 2 6 3 1 0 0 16.67% 16.67% $12,238 $2,040 $6,119 0 0
Donald Melancon 40 179 4.48 20 13 14 11.17% 26.26% $259,419 $1,449 $6,485 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 35 134 3.83 8 17 8 5.97% 24.63% $138,380 $1,033 $3,954 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 26 147 5.65 9 16 20 6.12% 30.61% $189,615 $1,290 $7,293 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 10 35 3.5 2 2 1 5.71% 14.29% $30,305 $866 $3,031 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 9 42 4.67 0 0 3 0% 7.14% $18,575 $442 $2,064 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 4 15 3.75 2 0 1 13.33% 20% $47,791 $3,186 $11,948 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 10 33 3.3 1 2 2 3.03% 15.15% $21,585 $654 $2,159 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 11 45 4.09 2 4 5 4.44% 24.44% $54,470 $1,210 $4,952 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 7 24 3.43 2 1 2 8.33% 20.83% $25,283 $1,053 $3,612 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 6 34 5.67 4 3 7 11.76% 41.18% $59,377 $1,746 $9,896 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 13 36 2.77 4 6 6 11.11% 44.44% $90,005 $2,500 $6,923 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 15 85 5.67 7 4 9 8.24% 23.53% $87,250 $1,026 $5,817 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 7 37 5.29 6 2 3 16.22% 29.73% $54,120 $1,463 $7,731 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 4 13 3.25 1 1 1 7.69% 23.08% $7,010 $539 $1,753 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 1 4 4 0 0 0 0% 0% $309 $77 $309 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
Carl Ray O'Bannon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 2 8 4 3 1 0 37.5% 50% $11,930 $1,491 $5,965 0 0