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Trainer Comparison

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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
Nicholas P. Zito 23 95 4.13 3 5 10 3.16% 18.95% $181,487 $1,910 $7,891 0 0
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 4 8 2 1 2 0 12.5% 37.5% $44,130 $5,516 $11,033 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
Nicholas P. Zito 31 124 4 10 9 14 8.06% 26.61% $418,835 $3,378 $13,511 0 0
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 2 24 12 1 1 0 4.17% 8.33% $12,888 $537 $6,444 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 13 22 1.69 2 3 1 9.09% 27.27% $83,439 $3,793 $6,418 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
Nicholas P. Zito 40 189 4.73 15 11 32 7.94% 30.69% $627,061 $3,318 $15,677 0 0
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 22 68 3.09 6 10 5 8.82% 30.88% $225,447 $3,315 $10,248 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
Nicholas P. Zito 42 200 4.76 11 18 18 5.5% 23.5% $494,421 $2,472 $11,772 0 0
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 24 66 2.75 12 6 4 18.18% 33.33% $232,658 $3,525 $9,694 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
Nicholas P. Zito 46 244 5.3 22 23 34 9.02% 32.38% $1,217,771 $4,991 $26,473 0 0
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 29 87 3 13 11 7 14.94% 35.63% $311,300 $3,578 $10,734 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
Nicholas P. Zito 65 294 4.52 22 24 37 7.48% 28.23% $997,682 $3,393 $15,349 0 0
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 20 85 4.25 20 10 13 23.53% 50.59% $414,536 $4,877 $20,727 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
Nicholas P. Zito 75 250 3.33 15 19 24 6% 23.2% $1,014,497 $4,058 $13,527 0 0
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 29 79 2.72 6 10 11 7.59% 34.18% $170,869 $2,163 $5,892 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
Nicholas P. Zito 71 273 3.85 29 28 38 10.62% 34.8% $1,682,257 $6,162 $23,694 1 1
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 42 145 3.45 18 14 19 12.41% 35.17% $447,943 $3,089 $10,665 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
Nicholas P. Zito 71 312 4.39 29 35 40 9.29% 33.33% $1,938,669 $6,214 $27,305 2 3
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 48 186 3.88 24 27 27 12.9% 41.94% $861,634 $4,632 $17,951 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
Nicholas P. Zito 100 359 3.59 48 58 35 13.37% 39.28% $2,675,001 $7,451 $26,750 3 3
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 54 211 3.91 29 35 36 13.74% 47.39% $1,087,695 $5,155 $20,143 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
Nicholas P. Zito 108 392 3.63 56 44 45 14.29% 36.99% $3,155,180 $8,049 $29,215 5 7
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 73 289 3.96 34 39 46 11.76% 41.18% $1,174,580 $4,064 $16,090 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
Nicholas P. Zito 105 434 4.13 76 60 48 17.51% 42.4% $5,612,199 $12,931 $53,450 3 4
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 91 374 4.11 57 59 51 15.24% 44.65% $1,597,155 $4,270 $17,551 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
Nicholas P. Zito 113 408 3.61 66 62 51 16.18% 43.87% $2,886,890 $7,076 $25,548 2 9
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 83 405 4.88 62 78 61 15.31% 49.63% $2,129,856 $5,259 $25,661 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
Nicholas P. Zito 94 370 3.94 72 66 51 19.46% 51.08% $6,245,281 $16,879 $66,439 5 13
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 82 388 4.73 76 45 46 19.59% 43.04% $2,156,452 $5,558 $26,298 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
Nicholas P. Zito 121 436 3.6 62 55 60 14.22% 40.6% $5,140,794 $11,791 $42,486 5 8
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 71 244 3.44 35 36 33 14.34% 42.62% $1,069,576 $4,384 $15,064 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
Nicholas P. Zito 109 422 3.87 71 66 58 16.82% 46.21% $4,298,811 $10,187 $39,439 4 6
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 48 228 4.75 49 28 22 21.49% 43.42% $1,195,895 $5,245 $24,914 1 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
Nicholas P. Zito 104 462 4.44 86 70 65 18.61% 47.84% $8,201,418 $17,752 $78,860 13 19
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 50 205 4.1 32 26 19 15.61% 37.56% $760,483 $3,710 $15,210 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
Nicholas P. Zito 100 452 4.52 86 68 52 19.03% 45.58% $6,968,292 $15,417 $69,683 8 16
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 59 281 4.76 55 31 38 19.57% 44.13% $1,282,508 $4,564 $21,737 0 8

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
Nicholas P. Zito 116 507 4.37 77 86 59 15.19% 43.79% $5,344,914 $10,542 $46,077 10 11
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 40 213 5.33 35 36 25 16.43% 45.07% $774,148 $3,634 $19,354 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
Nicholas P. Zito 118 525 4.45 90 83 67 17.14% 45.71% $3,713,208 $7,073 $31,468 0 2
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 45 164 3.64 20 16 29 12.2% 39.63% $612,506 $3,735 $13,611 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
Nicholas P. Zito 96 451 4.7 71 62 64 15.74% 43.68% $5,124,106 $11,362 $53,376 3 5
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 45 181 4.02 31 32 23 17.13% 47.51% $618,819 $3,419 $13,752 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
Nicholas P. Zito 98 453 4.62 65 63 71 14.35% 43.93% $4,332,907 $9,565 $44,213 4 5
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 43 170 3.95 22 25 21 12.94% 40% $557,968 $3,282 $12,976 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
Nicholas P. Zito 73 341 4.67 53 38 30 15.54% 35.48% $3,315,836 $9,724 $45,422 6 6
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 40 178 4.45 19 24 25 10.67% 38.2% $454,295 $2,552 $11,357 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
Nicholas P. Zito 86 366 4.26 50 41 55 13.66% 39.89% $2,469,150 $6,746 $28,711 3 4
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 49 202 4.12 27 35 25 13.37% 43.07% $531,576 $2,632 $10,848 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
Nicholas P. Zito 106 457 4.31 67 52 64 14.66% 40.04% $3,268,313 $7,152 $30,833 5 7
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 52 249 4.79 43 32 29 17.27% 41.77% $549,071 $2,205 $10,559 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
Nicholas P. Zito 89 398 4.47 62 54 45 15.58% 40.45% $5,758,267 $14,468 $64,700 9 13
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 53 275 5.19 38 33 36 13.82% 38.91% $548,620 $1,995 $10,351 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
Nicholas P. Zito 64 354 5.53 46 58 53 12.99% 44.35% $3,224,230 $9,108 $50,379 6 7
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 56 299 5.34 37 41 40 12.37% 39.46% $525,949 $1,759 $9,392 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
Nicholas P. Zito 64 417 6.52 45 41 44 10.79% 31.18% $2,348,809 $5,633 $36,700 2 3
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 63 274 4.35 34 42 27 12.41% 37.59% $620,567 $2,265 $9,850 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
Nicholas P. Zito 53 327 6.17 39 42 27 11.93% 33.03% $1,664,353 $5,090 $31,403 4 8
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 66 346 5.24 49 56 29 14.16% 38.73% $747,934 $2,162 $11,332 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
Nicholas P. Zito 43 247 5.74 27 21 26 10.93% 29.96% $2,921,991 $11,830 $67,953 4 6
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 74 328 4.43 53 56 32 16.16% 42.99% $540,767 $1,649 $7,308 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
Nicholas P. Zito 33 226 6.85 29 29 39 12.83% 42.92% $2,453,009 $10,854 $74,334 3 5
Mauricio A. Zaragoza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Merrill R. Scherer 50 257 5.14 46 31 29 17.9% 41.25% $411,167 $1,600 $8,223 0 0