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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
Matt A. Shirer 23 46 2 7 5 7 15.22% 41.3% $371,203 $8,070 $16,139 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
Matt A. Shirer 42 115 2.74 16 24 18 13.91% 50.43% $1,097,507 $9,544 $26,131 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 111 387 3.49 60 52 59 15.5% 44.19% $1,477,481 $3,818 $13,311 0 1
Matt A. Shirer 47 107 2.28 22 16 20 20.56% 54.21% $919,784 $8,596 $19,570 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
Matt A. Shirer 50 118 2.36 26 22 11 22.03% 50% $955,260 $8,095 $19,105 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
Matt A. Shirer 42 113 2.69 22 18 19 19.47% 52.21% $607,125 $5,373 $14,455 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
Matt A. Shirer 35 121 3.46 30 19 19 24.79% 56.2% $769,779 $6,362 $21,994 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
Matt A. Shirer 10 34 3.4 11 4 8 32.35% 67.65% $267,709 $7,874 $26,771 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
Austin Gustafson 30 140 4.67 8 18 18 5.71% 31.43% $191,595 $1,369 $6,387 0 0
Matt A. Shirer 20 55 2.75 12 9 10 21.82% 56.36% $177,662 $3,230 $8,883 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
Matt A. Shirer 16 54 3.38 9 7 10 16.67% 48.15% $190,918 $3,536 $11,932 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 81 4.05 11 15 5 13.58% 38.27% $212,139 $2,619 $10,607 0 0
Matt A. Shirer 3 4 1.33 1 2 1 25% 100% $22,980 $5,745 $7,660 0 0