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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
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
Melvin Widenmaier 4 6 1.5 0 3 0 0% 50% $6,914 $1,152 $1,729 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 1 2 2 0 0 1 0% 50% $1,250 $625 $1,250 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 2 7 3.5 0 2 1 0% 42.86% $5,370 $767 $2,685 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 3 13 4.33 4 0 1 30.77% 38.46% $25,676 $1,975 $8,559 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 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
Melvin Widenmaier 1 12 12 1 1 3 8.33% 41.67% $10,349 $862 $10,349 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $62 $62 $62 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 4 17 4.25 2 4 3 11.76% 52.94% $34,796 $2,047 $8,699 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 71 312 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
Melvin Widenmaier 5 17 3.4 4 1 4 23.53% 52.94% $37,591 $2,211 $7,518 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 10 34 3.4 10 2 9 29.41% 61.76% $84,525 $2,486 $8,453 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 7 29 4.14 9 2 7 31.03% 62.07% $117,498 $4,052 $16,785 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 8 30 3.75 5 5 5 16.67% 50% $59,135 $1,971 $7,392 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 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
Melvin Widenmaier 12 46 3.83 4 5 4 8.7% 28.26% $58,950 $1,282 $4,913 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 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
Melvin Widenmaier 11 54 4.91 9 6 3 16.67% 33.33% $102,512 $1,898 $9,319 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 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
Melvin Widenmaier 8 35 4.38 3 3 5 8.57% 31.43% $44,037 $1,258 $5,505 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 11 54 4.91 4 9 10 7.41% 42.59% $67,541 $1,251 $6,140 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
Melvin Widenmaier 12 67 5.58 5 9 6 7.46% 29.85% $66,347 $990 $5,529 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 100 452 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
Melvin Widenmaier 5 21 4.2 1 1 3 4.76% 23.81% $19,383 $923 $3,877 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 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
Melvin Widenmaier 4 5 1.25 0 0 0 0% 0% $424 $85 $106 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 3 10 3.33 0 0 0 0% 0% $964 $96 $321 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 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
Melvin Widenmaier 9 33 3.67 2 2 3 6.06% 21.21% $35,096 $1,064 $3,900 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 7 27 3.86 3 4 3 11.11% 37.04% $36,613 $1,356 $5,230 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 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
Melvin Widenmaier 13 63 4.85 6 7 6 9.52% 30.16% $68,289 $1,084 $5,253 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
Melvin Widenmaier 13 69 5.31 7 14 8 10.14% 42.03% $73,450 $1,064 $5,650 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
Melvin Widenmaier 14 78 5.57 2 11 13 2.56% 33.33% $61,084 $783 $4,363 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 15 89 5.93 9 8 16 10.11% 37.08% $98,666 $1,109 $6,578 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 13 75 5.77 4 5 8 5.33% 22.67% $61,561 $821 $4,735 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
Madison Zielke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Melvin Widenmaier 19 89 4.68 7 8 12 7.87% 30.34% $48,603 $546 $2,558 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 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
Melvin Widenmaier 23 125 5.43 10 10 9 8% 23.2% $73,352 $587 $3,189 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
Melvin Widenmaier 29 150 5.17 18 20 20 12% 38.67% $142,219 $948 $4,904 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
Melvin Widenmaier 19 116 6.11 11 15 10 9.48% 31.03% $92,894 $801 $4,889 0 0