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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
Troy Smith 4 8 2 1 1 1 12.5% 37.5% $23,712 $2,964 $5,928 0 0
Al Cates 15 46 3.07 9 2 3 19.57% 30.43% $225,908 $4,911 $15,061 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Troy Smith 12 44 3.67 2 6 4 4.55% 27.27% $54,772 $1,245 $4,564 0 0
Al Cates 22 70 3.18 11 6 7 15.71% 34.29% $257,906 $3,684 $11,723 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
Troy Smith 3 18 6 2 2 2 11.11% 33.33% $49,666 $2,759 $16,555 0 0
Al Cates 28 95 3.39 10 12 10 10.53% 33.68% $332,921 $3,504 $11,890 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
Troy Smith 7 22 3.14 3 0 1 13.64% 18.18% $32,528 $1,479 $4,647 0 0
Al Cates 21 79 3.76 11 12 8 13.92% 39.24% $427,869 $5,416 $20,375 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
Troy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Al Cates 25 90 3.6 11 15 12 12.22% 42.22% $357,625 $3,974 $14,305 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
Troy Smith 10 17 1.7 3 2 2 17.65% 41.18% $42,058 $2,474 $4,206 0 0
Al Cates 24 84 3.5 18 8 10 21.43% 42.86% $418,859 $4,986 $17,452 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
Troy Smith 4 4 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $424 $106 $106 0 0
Al Cates 31 94 3.03 7 9 11 7.45% 28.72% $129,466 $1,377 $4,176 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
Troy Smith 12 59 4.92 12 10 13 20.34% 59.32% $133,912 $2,270 $11,159 0 0
Al Cates 27 129 4.78 21 19 21 16.28% 47.29% $302,513 $2,345 $11,204 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
Troy Smith 14 53 3.79 8 12 7 15.09% 50.94% $109,721 $2,070 $7,837 0 0
Al Cates 27 102 3.78 16 13 10 15.69% 38.24% $300,875 $2,950 $11,144 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
Troy Smith 18 90 5 16 13 11 17.78% 44.44% $206,524 $2,295 $11,474 0 1
Al Cates 24 101 4.21 15 19 16 14.85% 49.5% $393,329 $3,894 $16,389 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
Troy Smith 16 77 4.81 16 10 10 20.78% 46.75% $156,079 $2,027 $9,755 0 0
Al Cates 25 89 3.56 17 15 10 19.1% 47.19% $357,477 $4,017 $14,299 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Troy Smith 17 70 4.12 17 9 12 24.29% 54.29% $160,599 $2,294 $9,447 0 0
Al Cates 26 123 4.73 26 28 12 21.14% 53.66% $636,514 $5,175 $24,481 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Troy Smith 20 133 6.65 26 22 27 19.55% 56.39% $288,068 $2,166 $14,403 0 0
Al Cates 25 102 4.08 21 20 16 20.59% 55.88% $582,857 $5,714 $23,314 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Troy Smith 17 106 6.24 29 19 18 27.36% 62.26% $284,463 $2,684 $16,733 0 0
Al Cates 25 102 4.08 14 18 17 13.73% 48.04% $299,518 $2,936 $11,981 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
Troy Smith 23 107 4.65 17 20 15 15.89% 48.6% $167,090 $1,562 $7,265 0 0
Al Cates 24 111 4.63 22 17 14 19.82% 47.75% $353,868 $3,188 $14,745 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
Troy Smith 19 110 5.79 26 14 17 23.64% 51.82% $202,398 $1,840 $10,653 0 0
Al Cates 21 84 4 17 13 16 20.24% 54.76% $405,134 $4,823 $19,292 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Troy Smith 17 89 5.24 11 22 9 12.36% 47.19% $132,075 $1,484 $7,769 0 0
Al Cates 20 68 3.4 6 10 8 8.82% 35.29% $150,638 $2,215 $7,532 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Troy Smith 24 112 4.67 20 20 14 17.86% 48.21% $179,113 $1,599 $7,463 0 0
Al Cates 12 42 3.5 9 5 7 21.43% 50% $128,424 $3,058 $10,702 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
Troy Smith 26 153 5.88 26 26 23 16.99% 49.02% $179,210 $1,171 $6,893 0 0
Al Cates 9 35 3.89 2 0 5 5.71% 20% $26,703 $763 $2,967 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
Troy Smith 29 125 4.31 21 23 18 16.8% 49.6% $175,217 $1,402 $6,042 0 0
Al Cates 9 40 4.44 4 4 8 10% 40% $58,480 $1,462 $6,498 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
Troy Smith 18 74 4.11 9 9 14 12.16% 43.24% $78,801 $1,065 $4,378 0 0
Al Cates 6 38 6.33 2 4 6 5.26% 31.58% $51,788 $1,363 $8,631 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
Troy Smith 17 54 3.18 11 5 13 20.37% 53.7% $57,433 $1,064 $3,378 0 0
Al Cates 4 29 7.25 2 3 2 6.9% 24.14% $24,331 $839 $6,083 0 0