Skip to:

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
Nicholas P. Zito 6 11 1.83 0 0 1 0% 9.09% $22,580 $2,053 $3,763 0 0
Madison Zielke 3 5 1.67 1 0 1 20% 40% $25,166 $5,033 $8,389 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 63 79 1.25 22 13 13 27.85% 60.76% $1,285,176 $16,268 $20,400 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 10 53 5.3 3 6 6 5.66% 28.3% $227,025 $4,283 $22,703 0 0
Madison Zielke 9 27 3 4 4 4 14.81% 44.44% $53,104 $1,967 $5,900 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 140 312 2.23 82 51 47 26.28% 57.69% $5,736,442 $18,386 $40,975 0 9

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 22 72 3.27 0 3 13 0% 22.22% $158,534 $2,202 $7,206 0 0
Madison Zielke 5 30 6 7 3 5 23.33% 50% $62,872 $2,096 $12,574 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 157 368 2.34 93 68 41 25.27% 54.89% $7,410,110 $20,136 $47,198 10 16

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
Madison Zielke 1 5 5 0 0 0 0% 0% $955 $191 $955 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 189 451 2.39 127 67 61 28.16% 56.54% $7,969,769 $17,671 $42,168 10 27

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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 185 477 2.58 125 72 68 26.21% 55.56% $6,106,095 $12,801 $33,006 3 16

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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 159 413 2.6 99 72 41 23.97% 51.33% $5,506,656 $13,333 $34,633 3 16

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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 146 392 2.68 97 65 57 24.74% 55.87% $5,042,393 $12,863 $34,537 4 11

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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 160 498 3.11 108 84 63 21.69% 51.2% $4,148,699 $8,331 $25,929 1 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 65 294 4.52 22 24 37 7.48% 28.23% $997,682 $3,393 $15,349 0 0
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 162 467 2.88 99 87 69 21.2% 54.6% $3,579,656 $7,665 $22,097 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
Nicholas P. Zito 75 250 3.33 15 19 24 6% 23.2% $1,014,497 $4,058 $13,527 0 0
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 186 541 2.91 111 102 70 20.52% 52.31% $4,867,512 $8,997 $26,169 1 9

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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 152 434 2.86 99 71 53 22.81% 51.38% $6,140,210 $14,148 $40,396 9 19

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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 161 519 3.22 107 79 71 20.62% 49.52% $4,547,063 $8,761 $28,243 2 12

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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 126 408 3.24 86 70 51 21.08% 50.74% $3,752,897 $9,198 $29,785 4 9

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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 119 385 3.24 92 56 43 23.9% 49.61% $3,209,558 $8,337 $26,971 3 11

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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 112 362 3.23 92 55 52 25.41% 54.97% $3,021,098 $8,346 $26,974 2 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 113 408 3.61 66 62 51 16.18% 43.87% $2,886,890 $7,076 $25,548 2 9
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 109 301 2.76 81 49 32 26.91% 53.82% $2,057,875 $6,837 $18,880 1 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
Nicholas P. Zito 94 370 3.94 72 66 51 19.46% 51.08% $6,245,281 $16,879 $66,439 5 13
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 108 361 3.34 94 50 52 26.04% 54.29% $2,243,470 $6,215 $20,773 0 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
Nicholas P. Zito 121 436 3.6 62 55 60 14.22% 40.6% $5,140,794 $11,791 $42,486 5 8
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 106 273 2.58 76 33 29 27.84% 50.55% $1,845,781 $6,761 $17,413 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 109 422 3.87 71 66 58 16.82% 46.21% $4,298,811 $10,187 $39,439 4 6
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 102 277 2.72 51 48 39 18.41% 49.82% $1,145,183 $4,134 $11,227 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 104 462 4.44 86 70 65 18.61% 47.84% $8,201,418 $17,752 $78,860 13 19
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 124 382 3.08 64 49 59 16.75% 45.03% $1,348,478 $3,530 $10,875 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 116 447 3.85 75 82 68 16.78% 50.34% $1,975,167 $4,419 $17,027 3 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
Nicholas P. Zito 116 507 4.37 77 86 59 15.19% 43.79% $5,344,914 $10,542 $46,077 10 11
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 135 508 3.76 93 99 79 18.31% 53.35% $2,102,262 $4,138 $15,572 1 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
Nicholas P. Zito 118 525 4.45 90 83 67 17.14% 45.71% $3,713,208 $7,073 $31,468 0 2
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 126 423 3.36 82 67 56 19.39% 48.46% $1,726,397 $4,081 $13,702 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 96 451 4.7 71 62 64 15.74% 43.68% $5,124,106 $11,362 $53,376 3 5
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 73 218 2.99 50 37 30 22.94% 53.67% $1,264,073 $5,799 $17,316 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
Nicholas P. Zito 98 453 4.62 65 63 71 14.35% 43.93% $4,332,907 $9,565 $44,213 4 5
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 50 155 3.1 18 24 18 11.61% 38.71% $515,685 $3,327 $10,314 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 73 341 4.67 53 38 30 15.54% 35.48% $3,315,836 $9,724 $45,422 6 6
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 56 145 2.59 23 19 16 15.86% 40% $548,047 $3,780 $9,787 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 30 79 2.63 9 14 11 11.39% 43.04% $284,840 $3,606 $9,495 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 38 133 3.5 11 21 18 8.27% 37.59% $459,766 $3,457 $12,099 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 89 398 4.47 62 54 45 15.58% 40.45% $5,758,267 $14,468 $64,700 9 13
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 39 115 2.95 14 10 16 12.17% 34.78% $403,906 $3,512 $10,357 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 64 354 5.53 46 58 53 12.99% 44.35% $3,224,230 $9,108 $50,379 6 7
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 47 175 3.72 23 27 19 13.14% 39.43% $750,325 $4,288 $15,964 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
Nicholas P. Zito 64 417 6.52 45 41 44 10.79% 31.18% $2,348,809 $5,633 $36,700 2 3
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 46 154 3.35 24 18 16 15.58% 37.66% $744,321 $4,833 $16,181 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
Nicholas P. Zito 53 327 6.17 39 42 27 11.93% 33.03% $1,664,353 $5,090 $31,403 4 8
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 35 114 3.26 12 11 8 10.53% 27.19% $153,525 $1,347 $4,386 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 43 247 5.74 27 21 26 10.93% 29.96% $2,921,991 $11,830 $67,953 4 6
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 49 206 4.2 24 38 26 11.65% 42.72% $146,170 $710 $2,983 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 14 45 3.21 8 7 0 17.78% 33.33% $42,704 $949 $3,050 0 0