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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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 6 36 6 6 6 4 16.67% 44.44% $142,750 $3,965 $23,792 0 0
Salvatore Meli 1 9 9 2 0 0 22.22% 22.22% $15,718 $1,746 $15,718 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 12 59 4.92 11 4 16 18.64% 52.54% $273,777 $4,640 $22,815 0 0
Salvatore Meli 1 10 10 2 0 1 20% 30% $17,161 $1,716 $17,161 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 12 77 6.42 9 16 10 11.69% 45.45% $285,215 $3,704 $23,768 0 0
Salvatore Meli 3 17 5.67 4 3 2 23.53% 52.94% $45,685 $2,687 $15,228 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 22 125 5.68 19 25 21 15.2% 52% $371,164 $2,969 $16,871 0 0
Salvatore Meli 1 4 4 2 0 0 50% 50% $15,295 $3,824 $15,295 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 21 100 4.76 8 12 11 8% 31% $133,674 $1,337 $6,365 0 0
Salvatore Meli 6 18 3 1 2 3 5.56% 33.33% $16,958 $942 $2,826 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 20 121 6.05 21 8 14 17.36% 35.54% $321,740 $2,659 $16,087 0 0
Salvatore Meli 2 20 10 3 2 0 15% 25% $34,416 $1,721 $17,208 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Salvatore Meli 2 16 8 2 2 1 12.5% 31.25% $23,388 $1,462 $11,694 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 19 102 5.37 10 10 23 9.8% 42.16% $173,778 $1,704 $9,146 0 0
Salvatore Meli 2 15 7.5 2 1 4 13.33% 46.67% $20,255 $1,350 $10,128 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 29 168 5.79 21 27 19 12.5% 39.88% $360,688 $2,147 $12,438 0 0
Salvatore Meli 2 11 5.5 0 2 1 0% 27.27% $5,541 $504 $2,771 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 37 258 6.97 39 44 29 15.12% 43.41% $583,776 $2,263 $15,778 0 0
Salvatore Meli 6 29 4.83 4 5 6 13.79% 51.72% $40,011 $1,380 $6,669 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 56 280 5 27 30 52 9.64% 38.93% $618,102 $2,208 $11,038 0 0
Salvatore Meli 4 14 3.5 2 3 2 14.29% 50% $23,583 $1,685 $5,896 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 66 410 6.21 57 63 59 13.9% 43.66% $1,352,334 $3,298 $20,490 0 0
Salvatore Meli 2 18 9 0 0 1 0% 5.56% $4,795 $266 $2,398 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 85 555 6.53 71 45 82 12.79% 35.68% $1,698,136 $3,060 $19,978 0 1
Salvatore Meli 2 22 11 3 3 3 13.64% 40.91% $32,920 $1,496 $16,460 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 125 719 5.75 76 96 105 10.57% 38.53% $1,732,567 $2,410 $13,861 0 1
Salvatore Meli 3 11 3.67 1 1 3 9.09% 45.45% $13,447 $1,222 $4,482 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Frank J. Kirby 146 826 5.66 95 107 102 11.5% 36.8% $1,798,517 $2,177 $12,319 0 1
Salvatore Meli 8 53 6.63 4 6 8 7.55% 33.96% $96,295 $1,817 $12,037 0 0