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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 Yates 25 56 2.24 7 7 6 12.5% 35.71% $569,560 $10,171 $22,782 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. 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 Yates 44 143 3.25 21 24 20 14.69% 45.45% $1,135,958 $7,944 $25,817 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 2 10 5 0 1 0 0% 10% $3,440 $344 $1,720 0 0
Michael Yates 53 160 3.02 23 18 19 14.38% 37.5% $1,103,008 $6,894 $20,811 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. 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 Yates 54 168 3.11 22 15 28 13.1% 38.69% $1,038,035 $6,179 $19,223 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. 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 Yates 45 178 3.96 35 24 30 19.66% 50% $1,293,017 $7,264 $28,734 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. 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 Yates 32 107 3.34 14 21 12 13.08% 43.93% $614,634 $5,744 $19,207 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 Yates 38 113 2.97 15 16 13 13.27% 38.94% $626,982 $5,549 $16,500 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
Michael Yates 36 138 3.83 11 20 22 7.97% 38.41% $393,135 $2,849 $10,920 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
Michael Yates 38 133 3.5 15 18 15 11.28% 36.09% $344,725 $2,592 $9,072 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 Yates 34 101 2.97 9 7 9 8.91% 24.75% $254,012 $2,515 $7,471 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 Yates 33 118 3.58 14 13 19 11.86% 38.98% $401,271 $3,401 $12,160 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 Yates 30 113 3.77 13 18 15 11.5% 40.71% $407,126 $3,603 $13,571 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. 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 Yates 37 143 3.86 18 16 13 12.59% 32.87% $505,501 $3,535 $13,662 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. 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 Yates 38 128 3.37 16 13 6 12.5% 27.34% $329,586 $2,575 $8,673 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 Yates 36 108 3 13 14 6 12.04% 30.56% $248,969 $2,305 $6,916 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 Yates 29 94 3.24 10 7 10 10.64% 28.72% $155,126 $1,650 $5,349 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. 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 Yates 18 77 4.28 5 9 7 6.49% 27.27% $105,891 $1,375 $5,883 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 Yates 3 4 1.33 0 0 0 0% 0% $845 $211 $282 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 Yates 8 24 3 0 2 2 0% 16.67% $15,479 $645 $1,935 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 Yates 8 15 1.88 2 1 1 13.33% 26.67% $26,865 $1,791 $3,358 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 Yates 9 21 2.33 4 1 2 19.05% 33.33% $62,572 $2,980 $6,952 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. 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 Yates 2 5 2.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,590 $518 $1,295 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 Yates 5 8 1.6 0 1 1 0% 25% $3,786 $473 $757 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 Yates 7 9 1.29 0 1 1 0% 22.22% $5,086 $565 $727 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 Yates 9 17 1.89 2 2 1 11.76% 29.41% $17,097 $1,006 $1,900 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 Yates 3 7 2.33 0 2 1 0% 42.86% $7,175 $1,025 $2,392 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 Yates 5 5 1 0 0 1 0% 20% $1,840 $368 $368 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 Yates 5 12 2.4 1 0 3 8.33% 33.33% $12,924 $1,077 $2,585 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael Yates 4 16 4 0 0 4 0% 25% $5,197 $325 $1,299 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 Yates 9 32 3.56 3 5 3 9.38% 34.38% $18,194 $569 $2,022 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 Yates 10 50 5 7 6 8 14% 42% $37,526 $751 $3,753 0 0