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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Michael Merryman 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $125 $63 $125 0 0