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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
Robert A. MacDonald 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Ricky J. Short 4 11 2.75 0 1 2 0% 27.27% $9,262 $842 $2,316 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
Robert A. MacDonald 4 31 7.75 2 4 6 6.45% 38.71% $31,239 $1,008 $7,810 0 0
Ricky J. Short 7 53 7.57 0 9 8 0% 32.08% $95,494 $1,802 $13,642 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
Robert A. MacDonald 4 24 6 4 2 5 16.67% 45.83% $40,674 $1,695 $10,169 0 0
Ricky J. Short 7 39 5.57 3 3 7 7.69% 33.33% $102,256 $2,622 $14,608 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
Robert A. MacDonald 6 45 7.5 5 6 8 11.11% 42.22% $52,431 $1,165 $8,739 0 0
Ricky J. Short 7 32 4.57 3 2 3 9.38% 25% $60,735 $1,898 $8,676 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
Robert A. MacDonald 7 37 5.29 4 2 4 10.81% 27.03% $27,043 $731 $3,863 0 0
Ricky J. Short 10 35 3.5 7 1 0 20% 22.86% $58,430 $1,669 $5,843 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
Robert A. MacDonald 9 40 4.44 4 4 5 10% 32.5% $45,141 $1,129 $5,016 0 0
Ricky J. Short 10 70 7 6 12 10 8.57% 40% $85,506 $1,222 $8,551 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
Robert A. MacDonald 13 61 4.69 4 7 10 6.56% 34.43% $49,278 $808 $3,791 0 0
Ricky J. Short 12 70 5.83 7 6 9 10% 31.43% $117,018 $1,672 $9,752 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
Robert A. MacDonald 7 34 4.86 5 5 6 14.71% 47.06% $51,546 $1,516 $7,364 0 0
Ricky J. Short 13 79 6.08 12 10 9 15.19% 39.24% $194,813 $2,466 $14,986 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
Robert A. MacDonald 8 29 3.63 2 7 2 6.9% 37.93% $46,083 $1,589 $5,760 0 0
Ricky J. Short 16 74 4.63 8 10 13 10.81% 41.89% $137,741 $1,861 $8,609 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
Robert A. MacDonald 8 47 5.88 10 8 9 21.28% 57.45% $115,044 $2,448 $14,381 0 0
Ricky J. Short 15 106 7.07 11 13 20 10.38% 41.51% $188,927 $1,782 $12,595 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
Robert A. MacDonald 6 30 5 4 2 4 13.33% 33.33% $48,259 $1,609 $8,043 0 0
Ricky J. Short 17 98 5.76 16 15 13 16.33% 44.9% $321,284 $3,278 $18,899 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
Robert A. MacDonald 7 38 5.43 10 4 1 26.32% 39.47% $120,765 $3,178 $17,252 0 1
Ricky J. Short 14 94 6.71 16 9 23 17.02% 51.06% $380,569 $4,049 $27,184 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
Robert A. MacDonald 4 28 7 8 3 4 28.57% 53.57% $91,892 $3,282 $22,973 0 0
Ricky J. Short 14 69 4.93 14 7 12 20.29% 47.83% $266,654 $3,865 $19,047 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
Robert A. MacDonald 4 27 6.75 5 1 2 18.52% 29.63% $48,086 $1,781 $12,022 0 0
Ricky J. Short 16 100 6.25 12 15 19 12% 46% $290,149 $2,901 $18,134 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
Robert A. MacDonald 6 28 4.67 1 5 5 3.57% 39.29% $21,240 $759 $3,540 0 0
Ricky J. Short 17 89 5.24 11 8 8 12.36% 30.34% $168,729 $1,896 $9,925 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
Robert A. MacDonald 4 33 8.25 4 6 3 12.12% 39.39% $70,842 $2,147 $17,711 0 1
Ricky J. Short 13 76 5.85 8 7 12 10.53% 35.53% $106,059 $1,396 $8,158 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
Robert A. MacDonald 9 48 5.33 6 5 5 12.5% 33.33% $59,870 $1,247 $6,652 0 0
Ricky J. Short 14 91 6.5 10 16 15 10.99% 45.05% $134,838 $1,482 $9,631 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
Robert A. MacDonald 9 52 5.78 2 9 6 3.85% 32.69% $41,198 $792 $4,578 0 0
Ricky J. Short 13 97 7.46 13 16 17 13.4% 47.42% $144,268 $1,487 $11,098 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
Robert A. MacDonald 7 61 8.71 1 2 12 1.64% 24.59% $26,700 $438 $3,814 0 0
Ricky J. Short 13 73 5.62 13 16 8 17.81% 50.68% $151,889 $2,081 $11,684 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
Robert A. MacDonald 10 56 5.6 6 8 5 10.71% 33.93% $68,488 $1,223 $6,849 0 0
Ricky J. Short 17 99 5.82 16 22 12 16.16% 50.51% $179,582 $1,814 $10,564 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
Robert A. MacDonald 10 66 6.6 4 13 8 6.06% 37.88% $104,168 $1,578 $10,417 0 1
Ricky J. Short 16 87 5.44 14 15 15 16.09% 50.57% $145,147 $1,668 $9,072 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
Robert A. MacDonald 12 62 5.17 3 7 9 4.84% 30.65% $40,829 $659 $3,402 0 0
Ricky J. Short 15 91 6.07 11 17 11 12.09% 42.86% $129,631 $1,425 $8,642 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
Robert A. MacDonald 13 61 4.69 4 4 5 6.56% 21.31% $33,801 $554 $2,600 0 0
Ricky J. Short 15 74 4.93 7 16 10 9.46% 44.59% $140,061 $1,893 $9,337 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
Robert A. MacDonald 12 63 5.25 4 8 5 6.35% 26.98% $38,311 $608 $3,193 0 0
Ricky J. Short 12 68 5.67 8 11 10 11.76% 42.65% $175,473 $2,580 $14,623 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
Robert A. MacDonald 8 51 6.38 3 8 4 5.88% 29.41% $19,958 $391 $2,495 0 0
Ricky J. Short 13 64 4.92 7 12 9 10.94% 43.75% $213,894 $3,342 $16,453 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
Robert A. MacDonald 13 47 3.62 3 9 4 6.38% 34.04% $28,890 $615 $2,222 0 0
Ricky J. Short 12 69 5.75 16 11 7 23.19% 49.28% $217,509 $3,152 $18,126 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
Robert A. MacDonald 15 64 4.27 7 6 9 10.94% 34.38% $51,198 $800 $3,413 0 0
Ricky J. Short 12 79 6.58 13 11 11 16.46% 44.3% $212,963 $2,696 $17,747 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
Robert A. MacDonald 17 89 5.24 10 13 19 11.24% 47.19% $69,092 $776 $4,064 0 0
Ricky J. Short 16 90 5.63 12 15 14 13.33% 45.56% $195,050 $2,167 $12,191 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
Robert A. MacDonald 13 89 6.85 12 18 10 13.48% 44.94% $96,860 $1,088 $7,451 0 0
Ricky J. Short 16 105 6.56 16 14 17 15.24% 44.76% $123,423 $1,175 $7,714 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
Robert A. MacDonald 17 125 7.35 9 11 20 7.2% 32% $65,370 $523 $3,845 0 0
Ricky J. Short 15 113 7.53 21 20 17 18.58% 51.33% $147,408 $1,304 $9,827 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
Robert A. MacDonald 25 161 6.44 14 20 25 8.7% 36.65% $84,649 $526 $3,386 0 0
Ricky J. Short 17 126 7.41 16 15 26 12.7% 45.24% $102,244 $811 $6,014 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
Robert A. MacDonald 30 203 6.77 21 26 24 10.34% 34.98% $90,635 $446 $3,021 0 0
Ricky J. Short 17 115 6.76 17 14 23 14.78% 46.96% $90,228 $785 $5,308 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
Robert A. MacDonald 29 202 6.97 19 23 20 9.41% 30.69% $83,716 $414 $2,887 0 0
Ricky J. Short 16 130 8.13 20 23 15 15.38% 44.62% $168,622 $1,297 $10,539 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
Robert A. MacDonald 35 239 6.83 19 37 33 7.95% 37.24% $124,085 $519 $3,545 0 0
Ricky J. Short 15 136 9.07 20 18 22 14.71% 44.12% $144,854 $1,065 $9,657 0 0