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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 6 8 1.33 0 0 1 0% 12.5% $3,371 $421 $562 0 0
Michael Merryman 11 41 3.73 6 7 3 14.63% 39.02% $216,729 $5,286 $19,703 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
Michael Merryman 20 94 4.7 7 10 17 7.45% 36.17% $416,674 $4,433 $20,834 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
Michael Merryman 21 71 3.38 12 9 6 16.9% 38.03% $416,194 $5,862 $19,819 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 38 94 2.47 18 12 9 19.15% 41.49% $387,545 $4,123 $10,199 0 0
Michael Merryman 10 35 3.5 7 1 4 20% 34.29% $146,019 $4,172 $14,602 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
Gilberto Zerpa 63 107 1.7 34 12 13 31.78% 55.14% $599,226 $5,600 $9,512 0 0
Michael Merryman 14 43 3.07 5 6 6 11.63% 39.53% $161,894 $3,765 $11,564 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
Michael Merryman 5 32 6.4 2 4 4 6.25% 31.25% $78,269 $2,446 $15,654 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
Michael Merryman 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $125 $63 $125 0 0