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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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 27 49 1.81 7 8 5 14.29% 40.82% $466,082 $9,512 $17,262 1 2
Donald Melancon 12 34 2.83 4 3 1 11.76% 23.53% $88,550 $2,604 $7,379 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 74 199 2.69 32 34 19 16.08% 42.71% $2,853,737 $14,340 $38,564 2 6
Donald Melancon 32 132 4.13 6 10 10 4.55% 19.7% $135,183 $1,024 $4,224 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 69 185 2.68 29 23 21 15.68% 39.46% $2,358,140 $12,747 $34,176 2 4
Donald Melancon 36 178 4.94 18 20 20 10.11% 32.58% $341,930 $1,921 $9,498 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
Gerald Zubenko III 1 11 11 0 0 0 0% 0% $5,160 $469 $5,160 0 0
Tim Yakteen 44 112 2.55 17 21 13 15.18% 45.54% $805,146 $7,189 $18,299 1 1
Donald Melancon 26 125 4.81 14 10 13 11.2% 29.6% $249,645 $1,997 $9,602 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
Gerald Zubenko III 2 5 2.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $300 $60 $150 0 0
Tim Yakteen 33 82 2.48 12 7 15 14.63% 41.46% $801,796 $9,778 $24,297 2 4
Donald Melancon 32 124 3.88 7 7 12 5.65% 20.97% $142,525 $1,149 $4,454 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
Gerald Zubenko III 2 9 4.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $4,630 $514 $2,315 0 0
Tim Yakteen 38 102 2.68 18 9 13 17.65% 39.22% $869,652 $8,526 $22,886 1 3
Donald Melancon 37 226 6.11 12 14 28 5.31% 23.89% $252,508 $1,117 $6,825 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
Gerald Zubenko III 2 25 12.5 0 0 1 0% 4% $9,077 $363 $4,539 0 0
Tim Yakteen 33 98 2.97 10 14 8 10.2% 32.65% $470,150 $4,797 $14,247 0 0
Donald Melancon 38 180 4.74 21 18 22 11.67% 33.89% $354,345 $1,969 $9,325 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
Gerald Zubenko III 3 19 6.33 1 1 3 5.26% 26.32% $24,642 $1,297 $8,214 0 0
Tim Yakteen 33 119 3.61 13 17 13 10.92% 36.13% $948,295 $7,969 $28,736 1 2
Donald Melancon 45 309 6.87 24 23 37 7.77% 27.18% $283,826 $919 $6,307 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
Gerald Zubenko III 2 10 5 3 1 2 30% 60% $36,280 $3,628 $18,140 0 0
Tim Yakteen 41 138 3.37 21 23 15 15.22% 42.75% $853,242 $6,183 $20,811 0 1
Donald Melancon 53 324 6.11 19 28 40 5.86% 26.85% $365,596 $1,128 $6,898 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
Gerald Zubenko III 1 9 9 2 0 0 22.22% 22.22% $22,400 $2,489 $22,400 0 0
Tim Yakteen 40 108 2.7 8 19 15 7.41% 38.89% $462,075 $4,278 $11,552 0 0
Donald Melancon 50 337 6.74 16 31 47 4.75% 27.89% $385,227 $1,143 $7,705 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
Gerald Zubenko III 3 23 7.67 0 0 3 0% 13.04% $18,397 $800 $6,132 0 0
Tim Yakteen 40 91 2.28 11 15 10 12.09% 39.56% $400,320 $4,399 $10,008 0 0
Donald Melancon 42 219 5.21 20 23 30 9.13% 33.33% $422,505 $1,929 $10,060 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
Gerald Zubenko III 3 16 5.33 0 0 1 0% 6.25% $5,075 $317 $1,692 0 0
Tim Yakteen 42 119 2.83 24 12 11 20.17% 39.5% $997,779 $8,385 $23,757 2 2
Donald Melancon 33 221 6.7 7 21 30 3.17% 26.24% $261,326 $1,182 $7,919 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 35 90 2.57 13 8 13 14.44% 37.78% $566,102 $6,290 $16,174 0 0
Donald Melancon 46 206 4.48 9 16 9 4.37% 16.5% $216,982 $1,053 $4,717 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
Gerald Zubenko III 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $610 $305 $610 0 0
Tim Yakteen 32 91 2.84 9 13 6 9.89% 30.77% $509,066 $5,594 $15,908 1 1
Donald Melancon 40 179 4.48 20 13 14 11.17% 26.26% $259,419 $1,449 $6,485 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 21 54 2.57 10 7 8 18.52% 46.3% $292,660 $5,420 $13,936 0 2
Donald Melancon 35 134 3.83 8 17 8 5.97% 24.63% $138,380 $1,033 $3,954 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 32 103 3.22 13 7 9 12.62% 28.16% $336,448 $3,266 $10,514 0 0
Donald Melancon 26 147 5.65 9 16 20 6.12% 30.61% $189,615 $1,290 $7,293 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 45 131 2.91 12 10 14 9.16% 27.48% $451,840 $3,449 $10,041 0 1
Donald Melancon 10 35 3.5 2 2 1 5.71% 14.29% $30,305 $866 $3,031 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 44 140 3.18 14 20 21 10% 39.29% $555,917 $3,971 $12,634 0 0
Donald Melancon 9 42 4.67 0 0 3 0% 7.14% $18,575 $442 $2,064 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 41 139 3.39 17 14 9 12.23% 28.78% $681,666 $4,904 $16,626 1 2
Donald Melancon 4 15 3.75 2 0 1 13.33% 20% $47,791 $3,186 $11,948 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 44 144 3.27 18 15 23 12.5% 38.89% $801,754 $5,568 $18,222 0 2
Donald Melancon 10 33 3.3 1 2 2 3.03% 15.15% $21,585 $654 $2,159 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 16 28 1.75 5 4 5 17.86% 50% $217,720 $7,776 $13,608 1 1
Donald Melancon 11 45 4.09 2 4 5 4.44% 24.44% $54,470 $1,210 $4,952 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 7 24 3.43 2 1 2 8.33% 20.83% $25,283 $1,053 $3,612 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 6 34 5.67 4 3 7 11.76% 41.18% $59,377 $1,746 $9,896 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 13 36 2.77 4 6 6 11.11% 44.44% $90,005 $2,500 $6,923 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 15 85 5.67 7 4 9 8.24% 23.53% $87,250 $1,026 $5,817 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 7 37 5.29 6 2 3 16.22% 29.73% $54,120 $1,463 $7,731 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 4 13 3.25 1 1 1 7.69% 23.08% $7,010 $539 $1,753 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 1 4 4 0 0 0 0% 0% $309 $77 $309 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
Gerald Zubenko III 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Tim Yakteen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Donald Melancon 2 8 4 3 1 0 37.5% 50% $11,930 $1,491 $5,965 0 0