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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 E. Sterling 3 9 3 2 2 3 22.22% 77.78% $47,030 $5,226 $15,677 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 E. Sterling 6 21 3.5 1 4 3 4.76% 38.1% $49,870 $2,375 $8,312 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 2 10 5 0 1 0 0% 10% $3,440 $344 $1,720 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 4 21 5.25 0 4 4 0% 38.1% $42,340 $2,016 $10,585 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 E. Sterling 8 23 2.88 5 6 5 21.74% 69.57% $130,789 $5,686 $16,349 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
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 E. Sterling 5 20 4 4 2 0 20% 30% $98,133 $4,907 $19,627 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 E. Sterling 6 39 6.5 8 9 6 20.51% 58.97% $217,873 $5,586 $36,312 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 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 E. Sterling 7 27 3.86 3 4 4 11.11% 40.74% $60,217 $2,230 $8,602 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
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 E. Sterling 9 31 3.44 6 2 2 19.35% 32.26% $120,750 $3,895 $13,417 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. 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 E. Sterling 7 18 2.57 3 2 0 16.67% 27.78% $37,913 $2,106 $5,416 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
Michael E. Sterling 8 22 2.75 2 1 2 9.09% 22.73% $22,214 $1,010 $2,777 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 E. Sterling 9 45 5 12 9 4 26.67% 55.56% $108,547 $2,412 $12,061 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 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 E. Sterling 6 38 6.33 9 8 3 23.68% 52.63% $130,665 $3,439 $21,778 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 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 E. Sterling 6 22 3.67 4 4 1 18.18% 40.91% $66,349 $3,016 $11,058 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
Michael E. Sterling 17 48 2.82 3 7 3 6.25% 27.08% $63,515 $1,323 $3,736 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. 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 E. Sterling 12 55 4.58 5 8 10 9.09% 41.82% $82,020 $1,491 $6,835 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 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 E. Sterling 10 44 4.4 4 6 3 9.09% 29.55% $89,185 $2,027 $8,919 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
Michael E. Sterling 9 37 4.11 6 4 7 16.22% 45.95% $95,879 $2,591 $10,653 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
Michael E. Sterling 10 47 4.7 6 4 5 12.77% 31.91% $95,840 $2,039 $9,584 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
Michael E. Sterling 7 28 4 5 7 4 17.86% 57.14% $108,930 $3,890 $15,561 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. 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 E. Sterling 11 29 2.64 4 2 3 13.79% 31.03% $58,140 $2,005 $5,285 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
Michael E. Sterling 15 30 2 6 3 4 20% 43.33% $88,201 $2,940 $5,880 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
Michael E. Sterling 13 27 2.08 3 3 4 11.11% 37.04% $36,274 $1,343 $2,790 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
Michael E. Sterling 21 99 4.71 12 9 14 12.12% 35.35% $154,788 $1,564 $7,371 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
Michael E. Sterling 23 101 4.39 16 13 14 15.84% 42.57% $176,053 $1,743 $7,654 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
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 E. Sterling 10 41 4.1 4 4 2 9.76% 24.39% $34,199 $834 $3,420 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
Michael E. Sterling 9 26 2.89 2 5 0 7.69% 26.92% $16,455 $633 $1,828 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
Michael E. Sterling 8 42 5.25 4 2 3 9.52% 21.43% $18,021 $429 $2,253 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
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 E. Sterling 35 120 3.43 17 15 18 14.17% 41.67% $40,147 $335 $1,147 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
Michael E. Sterling 11 85 7.73 18 11 15 21.18% 51.76% $38,460 $452 $3,496 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 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
Michael E. Sterling 4 16 4 1 3 4 6.25% 50% $13,330 $833 $3,333 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 E. Sterling 6 35 5.83 2 2 4 5.71% 22.86% $23,351 $667 $3,892 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 E. Sterling 10 38 3.8 2 3 6 5.26% 28.95% $25,208 $663 $2,521 0 0