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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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michelle Nihei 3 6 2 1 1 1 16.67% 50% $19,762 $3,294 $6,587 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 6 8 1.33 0 0 1 0% 12.5% $3,371 $421 $562 0 0
Michelle Nihei 12 42 3.5 2 2 7 4.76% 26.19% $135,839 $3,234 $11,320 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 55 140 2.55 23 22 14 16.43% 42.14% $552,123 $3,944 $10,039 0 1
Michelle Nihei 19 62 3.26 5 7 6 8.06% 29.03% $447,314 $7,215 $23,543 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
Michelle Nihei 18 63 3.5 5 2 17 7.94% 38.1% $225,488 $3,579 $12,527 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
Michelle Nihei 23 68 2.96 7 10 15 10.29% 47.06% $324,036 $4,765 $14,089 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
Michelle Nihei 34 103 3.03 6 11 15 5.83% 31.07% $260,641 $2,530 $7,666 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
Michelle Nihei 33 109 3.3 8 10 22 7.34% 36.7% $324,940 $2,981 $9,847 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
Michelle Nihei 30 110 3.67 15 8 15 13.64% 34.55% $371,521 $3,377 $12,384 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
Michelle Nihei 46 139 3.02 17 21 21 12.23% 42.45% $579,810 $4,171 $12,605 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 24 83 3.46 12 11 13 14.46% 43.37% $218,680 $2,635 $9,112 0 0
Michelle Nihei 30 101 3.37 13 8 10 12.87% 30.69% $570,704 $5,651 $19,023 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
Michelle Nihei 15 61 4.07 6 4 9 9.84% 31.15% $286,971 $4,704 $19,131 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
Michelle Nihei 29 69 2.38 12 8 9 17.39% 42.03% $704,819 $10,215 $24,304 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
Gilberto Zerpa 28 108 3.86 14 21 17 12.96% 48.15% $321,764 $2,979 $11,492 0 0
Michelle Nihei 42 101 2.4 9 8 9 8.91% 25.74% $661,139 $6,546 $15,741 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
Gilberto Zerpa 42 131 3.12 22 27 9 16.79% 44.27% $409,820 $3,128 $9,758 0 0
Michelle Nihei 23 54 2.35 9 6 6 16.67% 38.89% $376,979 $6,981 $16,390 1 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
Michelle Nihei 27 88 3.26 12 18 9 13.64% 44.32% $600,884 $6,828 $22,255 2 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
Gilberto Zerpa 27 90 3.33 17 18 13 18.89% 53.33% $222,019 $2,467 $8,223 0 0
Michelle Nihei 35 103 2.94 9 7 11 8.74% 26.21% $366,375 $3,557 $10,468 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
Michelle Nihei 24 55 2.29 8 4 2 14.55% 25.45% $183,699 $3,340 $7,654 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michelle Nihei 2 2 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $334 $167 $167 0 0