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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
Gilberto Zerpa 55 140 2.55 23 22 14 16.43% 42.14% $552,123 $3,944 $10,039 0 1
Merrill C. Roberts 1 3 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,685 $895 $2,685 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
Gilberto Zerpa 60 164 2.73 32 31 25 19.51% 53.66% $768,530 $4,686 $12,809 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 11 43 3.91 7 5 6 16.28% 41.86% $238,945 $5,557 $21,722 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
Gilberto Zerpa 38 94 2.47 18 12 9 19.15% 41.49% $387,545 $4,123 $10,199 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 19 86 4.53 5 10 10 5.81% 29.07% $118,483 $1,378 $6,236 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
Gilberto Zerpa 63 107 1.7 34 12 13 31.78% 55.14% $599,226 $5,600 $9,512 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 13 53 4.08 2 10 6 3.77% 33.96% $74,964 $1,414 $5,766 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
Gilberto Zerpa 65 121 1.86 49 20 8 40.5% 63.64% $783,605 $6,476 $12,055 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 16 51 3.19 0 4 2 0% 11.76% $51,652 $1,013 $3,228 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
Gilberto Zerpa 46 109 2.37 30 18 8 27.52% 51.38% $516,250 $4,736 $11,223 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 20 92 4.6 10 6 8 10.87% 26.09% $217,621 $2,365 $10,881 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
Gilberto Zerpa 36 102 2.83 30 19 11 29.41% 58.82% $743,020 $7,285 $20,639 1 3
Merrill C. Roberts 23 102 4.43 10 8 11 9.8% 28.43% $142,324 $1,395 $6,188 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
Gilberto Zerpa 24 83 3.46 12 11 13 14.46% 43.37% $218,680 $2,635 $9,112 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 14 23 1.64 2 5 1 8.7% 34.78% $28,720 $1,249 $2,051 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
Gilberto Zerpa 36 118 3.28 23 13 16 19.49% 44.07% $306,279 $2,596 $8,508 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 23 132 5.74 9 15 17 6.82% 31.06% $196,221 $1,487 $8,531 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
Gilberto Zerpa 23 72 3.13 13 12 8 18.06% 45.83% $181,766 $2,525 $7,903 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 30 149 4.97 5 13 15 3.36% 22.15% $212,110 $1,424 $7,070 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
Gilberto Zerpa 28 108 3.86 14 21 17 12.96% 48.15% $321,764 $2,979 $11,492 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 27 135 5 11 13 11 8.15% 25.93% $303,365 $2,247 $11,236 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
Gilberto Zerpa 42 131 3.12 22 27 9 16.79% 44.27% $409,820 $3,128 $9,758 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 22 108 4.91 9 10 8 8.33% 25% $292,083 $2,704 $13,277 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
Gilberto Zerpa 33 124 3.76 19 21 16 15.32% 45.16% $382,496 $3,085 $11,591 0 1
Merrill C. Roberts 23 112 4.87 5 11 7 4.46% 20.54% $132,146 $1,180 $5,745 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
Gilberto Zerpa 27 90 3.33 17 18 13 18.89% 53.33% $222,019 $2,467 $8,223 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 21 147 7 16 8 15 10.88% 26.53% $177,978 $1,211 $8,475 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
Gilberto Zerpa 9 30 3.33 9 5 3 30% 56.67% $162,707 $5,424 $18,079 0 1
Merrill C. Roberts 33 157 4.76 5 7 17 3.18% 18.47% $84,638 $539 $2,565 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
Gilberto Zerpa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 33 182 5.52 16 19 11 8.79% 25.27% $181,246 $996 $5,492 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
Gilberto Zerpa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 27 133 4.93 16 11 20 12.03% 35.34% $196,021 $1,474 $7,260 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
Gilberto Zerpa 2 2 1 0 1 0 0% 50% $10,000 $5,000 $5,000 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 18 139 7.72 9 10 10 6.47% 20.86% $101,600 $731 $5,644 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
Gilberto Zerpa 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 10 40 4 2 2 4 5% 20% $34,075 $852 $3,408 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
Gilberto Zerpa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 3 3 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $276 $92 $92 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
Gilberto Zerpa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill C. Roberts 6 16 2.67 1 1 1 6.25% 18.75% $7,920 $495 $1,320 0 0