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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
Mark Ippolito 7 19 2.71 0 0 1 0% 5.26% $9,070 $477 $1,296 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
Mark Ippolito 7 63 9 4 5 5 6.35% 22.22% $113,694 $1,805 $16,242 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
Mark Ippolito 7 49 7 3 6 7 6.12% 32.65% $92,297 $1,884 $13,185 0 0
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
Mark Ippolito 6 59 9.83 8 9 10 13.56% 45.76% $156,264 $2,649 $26,044 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
Mark Ippolito 8 54 6.75 5 3 11 9.26% 35.19% $103,928 $1,925 $12,991 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
Mark Ippolito 5 49 9.8 2 2 3 4.08% 14.29% $51,454 $1,050 $10,291 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
Mark Ippolito 5 41 8.2 2 1 7 4.88% 24.39% $65,553 $1,599 $13,111 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
Mark Ippolito 8 49 6.13 5 5 5 10.2% 30.61% $72,177 $1,473 $9,022 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
Mark Ippolito 6 35 5.83 1 2 4 2.86% 20% $39,839 $1,138 $6,640 0 0
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
Mark Ippolito 9 50 5.56 2 2 2 4% 12% $36,861 $737 $4,096 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
Mark Ippolito 11 25 2.27 1 2 5 4% 32% $34,028 $1,361 $3,093 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
Mark Ippolito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 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
Mark Ippolito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 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
Mark Ippolito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 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
Mark Ippolito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
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
Mark Ippolito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 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
Mark Ippolito 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
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
Mark Ippolito 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