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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
Joe D. Merrick 3 5 1.67 0 0 0 0% 0% $715 $143 $238 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
Joe D. Merrick 5 15 3 1 1 3 6.67% 33.33% $29,586 $1,972 $5,917 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
Joe D. Merrick 10 34 3.4 4 3 4 11.76% 32.35% $54,532 $1,604 $5,453 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
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
Joe D. Merrick 5 19 3.8 1 1 2 5.26% 21.05% $15,957 $840 $3,191 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
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
Joe D. Merrick 2 10 5 1 1 2 10% 40% $9,006 $901 $4,503 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
Joe D. Merrick 5 16 3.2 0 2 0 0% 12.5% $9,608 $601 $1,922 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
Joe D. Merrick 16 89 5.56 6 12 7 6.74% 28.09% $115,387 $1,296 $7,212 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
Joe D. Merrick 15 50 3.33 2 2 6 4% 20% $34,812 $696 $2,321 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
Joe D. Merrick 8 39 4.88 4 3 6 10.26% 33.33% $86,595 $2,220 $10,824 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
Joe D. Merrick 3 10 3.33 1 4 1 10% 60% $38,160 $3,816 $12,720 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
Joe D. Merrick 4 13 3.25 0 1 1 0% 15.38% $7,957 $612 $1,989 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
Joe D. Merrick 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $85 $85 $85 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
Joe D. Merrick 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $188 $188 $188 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
Joe D. Merrick 25 120 4.8 11 14 9 9.17% 28.33% $110,836 $924 $4,433 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
Joe D. Merrick 19 100 5.26 7 9 15 7% 31% $155,409 $1,554 $8,179 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
Joe D. Merrick 18 62 3.44 7 8 10 11.29% 40.32% $119,394 $1,926 $6,633 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
Joe D. Merrick 6 22 3.67 1 1 1 4.55% 13.64% $28,872 $1,312 $4,812 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
Joe D. Merrick 3 3 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $272 $91 $91 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
Joe D. Merrick 10 28 2.8 3 3 2 10.71% 28.57% $22,727 $812 $2,273 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
Joe D. Merrick 16 82 5.13 15 11 11 18.29% 45.12% $131,476 $1,603 $8,217 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
Joe D. Merrick 25 116 4.64 18 14 14 15.52% 39.66% $136,517 $1,177 $5,461 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
Joe D. Merrick 18 101 5.61 15 23 13 14.85% 50.5% $137,303 $1,359 $7,628 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
Joe D. Merrick 12 38 3.17 3 5 5 7.89% 34.21% $34,412 $906 $2,868 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
Joe D. Merrick 7 28 4 4 6 4 14.29% 50% $36,882 $1,317 $5,269 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
Joe D. Merrick 6 16 2.67 2 3 1 12.5% 37.5% $22,439 $1,402 $3,740 0 0