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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
Austin Gustafson 30 69 2.3 11 11 11 15.94% 47.83% $382,886 $5,549 $12,763 0 1
Michelle Nihei 3 6 2 1 1 1 16.67% 50% $19,762 $3,294 $6,587 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
Austin Gustafson 73 287 3.93 53 55 45 18.47% 53.31% $1,327,993 $4,627 $18,192 0 1
Michelle Nihei 12 42 3.5 2 2 7 4.76% 26.19% $135,839 $3,234 $11,320 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
Austin Gustafson 111 387 3.49 60 52 59 15.5% 44.19% $1,477,481 $3,818 $13,311 0 1
Michelle Nihei 19 62 3.26 5 7 6 8.06% 29.03% $447,314 $7,215 $23,543 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
Austin Gustafson 144 447 3.1 100 81 61 22.37% 54.14% $2,020,890 $4,521 $14,034 0 2
Michelle Nihei 18 63 3.5 5 2 17 7.94% 38.1% $225,488 $3,579 $12,527 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
Austin Gustafson 76 212 2.79 50 30 20 23.58% 47.17% $819,969 $3,868 $10,789 0 1
Michelle Nihei 23 68 2.96 7 10 15 10.29% 47.06% $324,036 $4,765 $14,089 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
Austin Gustafson 41 161 3.93 21 23 26 13.04% 43.48% $351,820 $2,185 $8,581 0 0
Michelle Nihei 34 103 3.03 6 11 15 5.83% 31.07% $260,641 $2,530 $7,666 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
Austin Gustafson 20 58 2.9 4 4 8 6.9% 27.59% $63,537 $1,095 $3,177 0 0
Michelle Nihei 33 109 3.3 8 10 22 7.34% 36.7% $324,940 $2,981 $9,847 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
Austin Gustafson 30 140 4.67 8 18 18 5.71% 31.43% $191,595 $1,369 $6,387 0 0
Michelle Nihei 30 110 3.67 15 8 15 13.64% 34.55% $371,521 $3,377 $12,384 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
Austin Gustafson 25 125 5 14 21 14 11.2% 39.2% $235,841 $1,887 $9,434 0 0
Michelle Nihei 46 139 3.02 17 21 21 12.23% 42.45% $579,810 $4,171 $12,605 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
Austin Gustafson 20 81 4.05 11 15 5 13.58% 38.27% $212,139 $2,619 $10,607 0 0
Michelle Nihei 30 101 3.37 13 8 10 12.87% 30.69% $570,704 $5,651 $19,023 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
Austin Gustafson 12 67 5.58 12 4 9 17.91% 37.31% $162,701 $2,428 $13,558 0 1
Michelle Nihei 15 61 4.07 6 4 9 9.84% 31.15% $286,971 $4,704 $19,131 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
Austin Gustafson 17 77 4.53 5 6 6 6.49% 22.08% $76,715 $996 $4,513 0 0
Michelle Nihei 29 69 2.38 12 8 9 17.39% 42.03% $704,819 $10,215 $24,304 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
Austin Gustafson 20 71 3.55 11 8 10 15.49% 40.85% $170,890 $2,407 $8,545 0 0
Michelle Nihei 42 101 2.4 9 8 9 8.91% 25.74% $661,139 $6,546 $15,741 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
Austin Gustafson 5 19 3.8 0 2 1 0% 15.79% $11,826 $622 $2,365 0 0
Michelle Nihei 23 54 2.35 9 6 6 16.67% 38.89% $376,979 $6,981 $16,390 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
Austin Gustafson 1 3 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $225 $75 $225 0 0
Michelle Nihei 27 88 3.26 12 18 9 13.64% 44.32% $600,884 $6,828 $22,255 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
Austin Gustafson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michelle Nihei 35 103 2.94 9 7 11 8.74% 26.21% $366,375 $3,557 $10,468 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
Austin Gustafson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michelle Nihei 24 55 2.29 8 4 2 14.55% 25.45% $183,699 $3,340 $7,654 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
Austin Gustafson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michelle Nihei 2 2 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $334 $167 $167 0 0