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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
Kelly Rubley 20 112 5.6 6 6 9 5.36% 18.75% $215,673 $1,926 $10,784 0 0
Michael Merryman 11 41 3.73 6 7 3 14.63% 39.02% $216,729 $5,286 $19,703 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
Kelly Rubley 24 121 5.04 12 10 17 9.92% 32.23% $441,250 $3,647 $18,385 0 0
Michael Merryman 20 94 4.7 7 10 17 7.45% 36.17% $416,674 $4,433 $20,834 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
Kelly Rubley 53 242 4.57 26 27 33 10.74% 35.54% $1,030,871 $4,260 $19,450 0 0
Michael Merryman 21 71 3.38 12 9 6 16.9% 38.03% $416,194 $5,862 $19,819 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
Kelly Rubley 53 198 3.74 24 24 26 12.12% 37.37% $1,138,172 $5,748 $21,475 0 4
Michael Merryman 10 35 3.5 7 1 4 20% 34.29% $146,019 $4,172 $14,602 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
Kelly Rubley 45 191 4.24 34 37 28 17.8% 51.83% $1,868,400 $9,782 $41,520 1 6
Michael Merryman 14 43 3.07 5 6 6 11.63% 39.53% $161,894 $3,765 $11,564 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
Kelly Rubley 57 269 4.72 38 49 32 14.13% 44.24% $1,788,649 $6,649 $31,380 1 3
Michael Merryman 5 32 6.4 2 4 4 6.25% 31.25% $78,269 $2,446 $15,654 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
Kelly Rubley 52 229 4.4 35 31 29 15.28% 41.48% $1,264,608 $5,522 $24,319 0 1
Michael Merryman 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $125 $63 $125 0 0