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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
Melanie W. McDonald 4 8 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $3,600 $450 $900 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
Melanie W. McDonald 7 42 6 2 2 6 4.76% 23.81% $57,244 $1,363 $8,178 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
Melanie W. McDonald 8 43 5.38 2 4 1 4.65% 16.28% $57,537 $1,338 $7,192 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
Melanie W. McDonald 7 33 4.71 2 4 6 6.06% 36.36% $38,760 $1,175 $5,537 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
Melanie W. McDonald 3 10 3.33 1 0 1 10% 20% $10,050 $1,005 $3,350 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
Melanie W. McDonald 7 35 5 1 4 6 2.86% 31.43% $31,738 $907 $4,534 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
Melanie W. McDonald 9 60 6.67 1 7 5 1.67% 21.67% $45,910 $765 $5,101 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
Melanie W. McDonald 9 68 7.56 6 13 9 8.82% 41.18% $78,010 $1,147 $8,668 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
Melanie W. McDonald 6 31 5.17 1 5 4 3.23% 32.26% $30,345 $979 $5,058 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
Melanie W. McDonald 6 28 4.67 0 3 2 0% 17.86% $16,807 $600 $2,801 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
Melanie W. McDonald 6 24 4 1 1 5 4.17% 29.17% $30,842 $1,285 $5,140 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
Melanie W. McDonald 4 23 5.75 3 3 0 13.04% 26.09% $43,810 $1,905 $10,953 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
Melanie W. McDonald 4 11 2.75 0 2 1 0% 27.27% $6,690 $608 $1,673 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
Melanie W. McDonald 3 15 5 1 2 2 6.67% 33.33% $15,698 $1,047 $5,233 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
Melanie W. McDonald 4 26 6.5 2 6 4 7.69% 46.15% $41,378 $1,591 $10,345 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
Melanie W. McDonald 7 33 4.71 2 3 7 6.06% 36.36% $30,182 $915 $4,312 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
Melanie W. McDonald 6 44 7.33 2 3 6 4.55% 25% $51,704 $1,175 $8,617 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
Melanie W. McDonald 7 34 4.86 0 0 3 0% 8.82% $15,488 $456 $2,213 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
Melanie W. McDonald 8 33 4.13 1 0 1 3.03% 6.06% $19,725 $598 $2,466 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
Melanie W. McDonald 3 23 7.67 0 1 5 0% 26.09% $15,554 $676 $5,185 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
Melanie W. McDonald 8 39 4.88 2 2 3 5.13% 17.95% $31,006 $795 $3,876 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
Melanie W. McDonald 8 56 7 1 5 7 1.79% 23.21% $32,071 $573 $4,009 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
Melanie W. McDonald 10 57 5.7 3 3 1 5.26% 12.28% $30,024 $527 $3,002 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
Melanie W. McDonald 11 84 7.64 6 16 9 7.14% 36.9% $84,900 $1,011 $7,718 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
Melanie W. McDonald 15 109 7.27 8 8 9 7.34% 22.94% $75,129 $689 $5,009 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
Melanie W. McDonald 15 87 5.8 3 2 5 3.45% 11.49% $47,004 $540 $3,134 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
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
Melanie W. McDonald 14 94 6.71 6 11 10 6.38% 28.72% $183,963 $1,957 $13,140 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
Melanie W. McDonald 16 117 7.31 10 16 16 8.55% 35.9% $175,022 $1,496 $10,939 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
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
Melanie W. McDonald 16 88 5.5 7 6 11 7.95% 27.27% $58,048 $660 $3,628 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
Melanie W. McDonald 11 86 7.82 3 12 17 3.49% 37.21% $40,126 $467 $3,648 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
Melanie W. McDonald 11 83 7.55 5 7 6 6.02% 21.69% $26,094 $314 $2,372 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
Melanie W. McDonald 16 65 4.06 5 7 9 7.69% 32.31% $39,431 $607 $2,464 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
Melanie W. McDonald 13 57 4.38 3 3 5 5.26% 19.3% $10,622 $186 $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
Melanie W. McDonald 19 89 4.68 7 12 9 7.87% 31.46% $32,849 $369 $1,729 0 0