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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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 17 26 1.53 0 3 5 0% 30.77% $63,860 $2,456 $3,756 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 2 4 2 0 0 1 0% 25% $12,340 $3,085 $6,170 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 2 5 2.5 0 0 3 0% 60% $2,790 $558 $1,395 0 0
Michael R. Matz 37 141 3.81 24 13 19 17.02% 39.72% $1,227,423 $8,705 $33,174 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 2 10 5 0 1 0 0% 10% $3,440 $344 $1,720 0 0
Michael R. Matz 34 111 3.26 15 11 12 13.51% 34.23% $717,180 $6,461 $21,094 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 1 5 5 1 0 1 20% 40% $5,928 $1,186 $5,928 0 0
Michael R. Matz 37 121 3.27 9 8 10 7.44% 22.31% $516,216 $4,266 $13,952 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 3 17 5.67 0 3 1 0% 23.53% $7,718 $454 $2,573 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 2 2 1 0 0 1 0% 50% $300 $150 $150 0 0
Michael R. Matz 45 146 3.24 14 21 17 9.59% 35.62% $830,014 $5,685 $18,445 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 2 2 1 0 1 1 0% 100% $3,400 $1,700 $1,700 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 41 153 3.73 19 20 28 12.42% 43.79% $1,048,473 $6,853 $25,573 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 3 6 2 1 1 1 16.67% 50% $10,754 $1,792 $3,585 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 54 199 3.69 24 34 27 12.06% 42.71% $1,466,358 $7,369 $27,155 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 3 14 4.67 1 3 2 7.14% 42.86% $14,342 $1,024 $4,781 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 58 225 3.88 37 30 30 16.44% 43.11% $1,767,197 $7,854 $30,469 2 6

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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 4 8 2 0 1 1 0% 25% $2,444 $306 $611 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 68 249 3.66 35 30 34 14.06% 39.76% $1,687,864 $6,779 $24,822 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 5 14 2.8 0 4 3 0% 50% $12,072 $862 $2,414 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 78 274 3.51 26 41 33 9.49% 36.5% $1,412,821 $5,156 $18,113 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 17 50 2.94 4 9 4 8% 34% $65,758 $1,315 $3,868 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 70 251 3.59 36 40 34 14.34% 43.82% $2,523,369 $10,053 $36,048 4 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 17 64 3.76 7 15 8 10.94% 46.88% $104,222 $1,628 $6,131 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 73 284 3.89 45 33 33 15.85% 39.08% $2,490,050 $8,768 $34,110 3 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 10 18 1.8 0 2 1 0% 16.67% $8,600 $478 $860 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 73 270 3.7 34 31 40 12.59% 38.89% $2,855,070 $10,574 $39,111 4 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 12 28 2.33 1 1 2 3.57% 14.29% $18,080 $646 $1,507 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 76 246 3.24 42 21 34 17.07% 39.43% $2,272,750 $9,239 $29,905 3 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 16 41 2.56 5 3 2 12.2% 24.39% $78,951 $1,926 $4,934 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 81 305 3.77 44 42 52 14.43% 45.25% $1,622,827 $5,321 $20,035 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 14 61 4.36 13 11 8 21.31% 52.46% $196,156 $3,216 $14,011 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 87 357 4.1 54 64 57 15.13% 49.02% $2,583,179 $7,236 $29,692 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 12 47 3.92 5 9 6 10.64% 42.55% $129,303 $2,751 $10,775 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 98 365 3.72 53 46 43 14.52% 38.9% $3,051,214 $8,359 $31,135 4 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 14 78 5.57 14 7 4 17.95% 32.05% $383,167 $4,912 $27,369 0 3
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 90 322 3.58 51 43 41 15.84% 41.93% $2,543,356 $7,899 $28,260 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 12 40 3.33 9 1 6 22.5% 40% $133,305 $3,333 $11,109 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 74 258 3.49 42 35 37 16.28% 44.19% $5,177,959 $20,070 $69,972 7 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 9 37 4.11 5 7 6 13.51% 48.65% $114,308 $3,089 $12,701 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 68 289 4.25 56 28 48 19.38% 45.67% $1,751,574 $6,061 $25,758 0 6

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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 10 33 3.3 6 5 3 18.18% 42.42% $74,178 $2,248 $7,418 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 58 214 3.69 32 33 33 14.95% 45.79% $1,928,354 $9,011 $33,247 2 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 10 15 1.5 3 1 1 20% 33.33% $42,065 $2,804 $4,207 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 49 187 3.82 25 33 19 13.37% 41.18% $1,694,615 $9,062 $34,584 4 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 4 4 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $166 $42 $42 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 55 236 4.29 36 31 22 15.25% 37.71% $1,587,524 $6,727 $28,864 2 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 12 28 2.33 1 2 2 3.57% 17.86% $12,195 $436 $1,016 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 50 194 3.88 29 26 21 14.95% 39.18% $928,999 $4,789 $18,580 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 8 32 4 3 6 1 9.38% 31.25% $32,222 $1,007 $4,028 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 32 125 3.91 26 25 9 20.8% 48% $984,450 $7,876 $30,764 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 12 49 4.08 10 5 5 20.41% 40.82% $72,912 $1,488 $6,076 0 1
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 20 88 4.4 8 15 16 9.09% 44.32% $302,625 $3,439 $15,131 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 10 41 4.1 5 3 3 12.2% 26.83% $140,998 $3,439 $14,100 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 1 2 2 0 1 0 0% 50% $744 $372 $744 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 6 23 3.83 5 1 4 21.74% 43.48% $89,250 $3,880 $14,875 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 4 27 6.75 4 4 3 14.81% 40.74% $14,484 $536 $3,621 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael R. Matz 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,100 $2,100 $2,100 0 0