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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 74 199 2.69 32 34 19 16.08% 42.71% $2,853,737 $14,340 $38,564 2 6
Salvatore Meli 1 10 10 2 0 1 20% 30% $17,161 $1,716 $17,161 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
Salvatore Meli 3 17 5.67 4 3 2 23.53% 52.94% $45,685 $2,687 $15,228 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
Salvatore Meli 1 4 4 2 0 0 50% 50% $15,295 $3,824 $15,295 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
Salvatore Meli 6 18 3 1 2 3 5.56% 33.33% $16,958 $942 $2,826 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
Salvatore Meli 2 20 10 3 2 0 15% 25% $34,416 $1,721 $17,208 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
Salvatore Meli 2 16 8 2 2 1 12.5% 31.25% $23,388 $1,462 $11,694 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
Salvatore Meli 2 15 7.5 2 1 4 13.33% 46.67% $20,255 $1,350 $10,128 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
Salvatore Meli 2 11 5.5 0 2 1 0% 27.27% $5,541 $504 $2,771 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
Salvatore Meli 6 29 4.83 4 5 6 13.79% 51.72% $40,011 $1,380 $6,669 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
Salvatore Meli 4 14 3.5 2 3 2 14.29% 50% $23,583 $1,685 $5,896 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 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
Salvatore Meli 2 18 9 0 0 1 0% 5.56% $4,795 $266 $2,398 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
Salvatore Meli 2 22 11 3 3 3 13.64% 40.91% $32,920 $1,496 $16,460 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
Salvatore Meli 3 11 3.67 1 1 3 9.09% 45.45% $13,447 $1,222 $4,482 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
Salvatore Meli 8 53 6.63 4 6 8 7.55% 33.96% $96,295 $1,817 $12,037 0 0