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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
Neil L. Pessin 15 24 1.6 3 1 4 12.5% 33.33% $151,560 $6,315 $10,104 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
Neil L. Pessin 27 121 4.48 10 13 14 8.26% 30.58% $1,094,387 $9,045 $40,533 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
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
Neil L. Pessin 20 88 4.4 13 10 15 14.77% 43.18% $1,391,580 $15,813 $69,579 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
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
Neil L. Pessin 23 95 4.13 19 11 11 20% 43.16% $1,602,783 $16,871 $69,686 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
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
Neil L. Pessin 17 75 4.41 5 6 10 6.67% 28% $708,106 $9,441 $41,653 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
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
Neil L. Pessin 16 79 4.94 9 8 9 11.39% 32.91% $721,693 $9,135 $45,106 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 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
Neil L. Pessin 27 87 3.22 8 13 16 9.2% 42.53% $391,562 $4,501 $14,502 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 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
Neil L. Pessin 25 104 4.16 11 14 19 10.58% 42.31% $492,021 $4,731 $19,681 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 29 77 2.66 7 7 6 9.09% 25.97% $311,923 $4,051 $10,756 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 24 80 3.33 6 8 9 7.5% 28.75% $315,608 $3,945 $13,150 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 21 71 3.38 10 3 10 14.08% 32.39% $367,742 $5,179 $17,512 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
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
Neil L. Pessin 21 60 2.86 4 5 10 6.67% 31.67% $234,960 $3,916 $11,189 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 22 79 3.59 8 8 9 10.13% 31.65% $385,336 $4,878 $17,515 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 31 97 3.13 13 16 13 13.4% 43.3% $441,410 $4,551 $14,239 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 33 74 2.24 7 13 6 9.46% 35.14% $349,447 $4,722 $10,589 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
Neil L. Pessin 16 56 3.5 8 6 7 14.29% 37.5% $233,747 $4,174 $14,609 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 17 58 3.41 4 12 9 6.9% 43.1% $259,164 $4,468 $15,245 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 12 35 2.92 5 5 3 14.29% 37.14% $171,849 $4,910 $14,321 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
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
Neil L. Pessin 6 27 4.5 4 2 4 14.81% 37.04% $172,009 $6,371 $28,668 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
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
Neil L. Pessin 9 26 2.89 1 2 3 3.85% 23.08% $58,054 $2,233 $6,450 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 7 24 3.43 5 8 2 20.83% 62.5% $186,851 $7,785 $26,693 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 3 15 5 1 3 2 6.67% 40% $15,925 $1,062 $5,308 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
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
Neil L. Pessin 7 21 3 0 3 0 0% 14.29% $8,508 $405 $1,215 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 12 28 2.33 1 1 6 3.57% 28.57% $40,527 $1,447 $3,377 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 12 43 3.58 3 1 5 6.98% 20.93% $47,654 $1,108 $3,971 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 9 19 2.11 3 1 2 15.79% 31.58% $27,812 $1,464 $3,090 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
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
Neil L. Pessin 10 45 4.5 3 3 9 6.67% 33.33% $125,705 $2,793 $12,571 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 14 41 2.93 5 5 4 12.2% 34.15% $135,613 $3,308 $9,687 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
Neil L. Pessin 9 28 3.11 1 1 2 3.57% 14.29% $44,821 $1,601 $4,980 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 5 2.5 1 1 0 20% 40% $2,073 $415 $1,037 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Neil L. Pessin 6 39 6.5 6 6 6 15.38% 46.15% $208,498 $5,346 $34,750 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
Armando Quintanilla, Jr. 1 2 2 1 0 0 50% 50% $1,525 $763 $1,525 0 0
Rodney L. Nielsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Neil L. Pessin 14 61 4.36 5 6 6 8.2% 27.87% $101,803 $1,669 $7,272 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
Neil L. Pessin 14 79 5.64 10 5 9 12.66% 30.38% $385,853 $4,884 $27,561 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. 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
Neil L. Pessin 12 92 7.67 10 12 10 10.87% 34.78% $227,640 $2,474 $18,970 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Neil L. Pessin 12 40 3.33 14 5 7 35% 65% $234,929 $5,873 $19,577 0 0