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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. 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
Mike Taphorn 15 44 2.93 14 9 4 31.82% 61.36% $117,174 $2,663 $7,812 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
Mike Taphorn 13 49 3.77 10 10 7 20.41% 55.1% $114,456 $2,336 $8,804 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
Mike Taphorn 12 57 4.75 9 6 11 15.79% 45.61% $72,178 $1,266 $6,015 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
Mike Taphorn 7 23 3.29 5 5 3 21.74% 56.52% $35,791 $1,556 $5,113 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. 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
Mike Taphorn 10 34 3.4 5 6 6 14.71% 50% $17,213 $506 $1,721 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
Mike Taphorn 15 49 3.27 5 8 5 10.2% 36.73% $20,165 $412 $1,344 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
Mike Taphorn 11 44 4 13 6 3 29.55% 50% $41,378 $940 $3,762 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 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
Mike Taphorn 7 37 5.29 5 8 3 13.51% 43.24% $24,199 $654 $3,457 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
Mike Taphorn 7 36 5.14 11 9 6 30.56% 72.22% $32,425 $901 $4,632 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
Mike Taphorn 9 44 4.89 5 8 4 11.36% 38.64% $21,788 $495 $2,421 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
Mike Taphorn 6 32 5.33 6 7 3 18.75% 50% $21,516 $672 $3,586 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
Mike Taphorn 6 27 4.5 6 2 3 22.22% 40.74% $23,438 $868 $3,906 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
Mike Taphorn 10 46 4.6 2 7 7 4.35% 34.78% $14,267 $310 $1,427 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
Mike Taphorn 5 19 3.8 3 3 2 15.79% 42.11% $9,388 $494 $1,878 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
Mike Taphorn 2 16 8 5 2 2 31.25% 56.25% $12,267 $767 $6,134 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
Mike Taphorn 3 13 4.33 6 1 3 46.15% 76.92% $22,781 $1,752 $7,594 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
Mike Taphorn 3 22 7.33 7 4 1 31.82% 54.55% $21,855 $993 $7,285 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. 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
Mike Taphorn 3 15 5 6 3 1 40% 66.67% $14,088 $939 $4,696 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
Mike Taphorn 1 9 9 2 2 0 22.22% 44.44% $4,442 $494 $4,442 0 0