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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 69 185 2.68 29 23 21 15.68% 39.46% $2,358,140 $12,747 $34,176 2 4
Daniel J. Vella 16 86 5.38 9 13 13 10.47% 40.7% $560,666 $6,519 $35,042 0 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
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
Daniel J. Vella 21 97 4.62 13 12 15 13.4% 41.24% $766,472 $7,902 $36,499 0 3

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
Daniel J. Vella 22 79 3.59 9 12 6 11.39% 34.18% $323,656 $4,097 $14,712 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
Daniel J. Vella 22 119 5.41 16 9 14 13.45% 32.77% $446,767 $3,754 $20,308 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
Daniel J. Vella 29 145 5 13 21 17 8.97% 35.17% $478,601 $3,301 $16,503 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 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
Daniel J. Vella 46 156 3.39 16 19 23 10.26% 37.18% $607,283 $3,893 $13,202 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
Daniel J. Vella 53 245 4.62 29 32 39 11.84% 40.82% $1,085,326 $4,430 $20,478 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 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
Daniel J. Vella 43 184 4.28 26 21 19 14.13% 35.87% $832,805 $4,526 $19,368 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 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
Daniel J. Vella 41 143 3.49 15 18 14 10.49% 32.87% $652,763 $4,565 $15,921 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
Daniel J. Vella 46 189 4.11 15 18 27 7.94% 31.75% $1,122,364 $5,938 $24,399 3 3

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
Daniel J. Vella 53 245 4.62 30 28 30 12.24% 35.92% $2,218,053 $9,053 $41,850 2 4

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
Daniel J. Vella 51 192 3.76 21 30 20 10.94% 36.98% $1,006,620 $5,243 $19,738 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
Daniel J. Vella 42 176 4.19 26 27 23 14.77% 43.18% $1,209,230 $6,871 $28,791 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
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
Daniel J. Vella 56 214 3.82 25 27 35 11.68% 40.65% $1,689,732 $7,896 $30,174 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
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
Daniel J. Vella 59 233 3.95 31 41 24 13.3% 41.2% $1,704,131 $7,314 $28,884 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
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
Daniel J. Vella 46 235 5.11 25 29 17 10.64% 30.21% $1,468,888 $6,251 $31,932 0 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
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
Daniel J. Vella 47 206 4.38 21 21 26 10.19% 33.01% $1,112,296 $5,399 $23,666 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 44 144 3.27 18 15 23 12.5% 38.89% $801,754 $5,568 $18,222 0 2
Daniel J. Vella 36 162 4.5 22 24 17 13.58% 38.89% $1,170,118 $7,223 $32,503 1 5

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
Daniel J. Vella 57 223 3.91 37 35 29 16.59% 45.29% $2,198,573 $9,859 $38,571 2 4

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
Daniel J. Vella 53 192 3.62 42 31 13 21.88% 44.79% $2,435,069 $12,683 $45,945 2 5

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
Daniel J. Vella 3 3 1 2 0 0 66.67% 66.67% $12,010 $4,003 $4,003 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
Daniel J. Vella 18 30 1.67 3 3 5 10% 36.67% $67,507 $2,250 $3,750 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
Daniel J. Vella 14 22 1.57 3 0 1 13.64% 18.18% $25,490 $1,159 $1,821 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
Daniel J. Vella 33 109 3.3 17 11 19 15.6% 43.12% $384,518 $3,528 $11,652 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
Daniel J. Vella 65 239 3.68 45 38 26 18.83% 45.61% $1,400,621 $5,860 $21,548 1 10

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
Daniel J. Vella 74 281 3.8 77 54 32 27.4% 58.01% $2,971,197 $10,574 $40,151 2 22

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
Daniel J. Vella 73 341 4.67 70 78 49 20.53% 57.77% $3,177,475 $9,318 $43,527 2 26

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
Daniel J. Vella 64 264 4.13 53 51 28 20.08% 50% $2,566,476 $9,722 $40,101 0 23

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
Daniel J. Vella 49 269 5.49 61 51 43 22.68% 57.62% $2,669,677 $9,924 $54,483 7 13

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
Daniel J. Vella 51 321 6.29 51 52 33 15.89% 42.37% $1,728,551 $5,385 $33,893 0 5

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
Daniel J. Vella 38 141 3.71 21 13 17 14.89% 36.17% $460,212 $3,264 $12,111 0 1