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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 11 2.75 1 2 2 9.09% 45.45% $30,486 $2,771 $7,622 0 0
Michelle Nihei 10 24 2.4 2 2 2 8.33% 25% $142,447 $5,935 $14,245 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
Michelle Nihei 19 44 2.32 4 5 6 9.09% 34.09% $335,924 $7,635 $17,680 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
Michelle Nihei 13 41 3.15 5 5 1 12.2% 26.83% $230,910 $5,632 $17,762 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
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
Michelle Nihei 12 42 3.5 2 2 7 4.76% 26.19% $135,839 $3,234 $11,320 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
Michelle Nihei 19 62 3.26 5 7 6 8.06% 29.03% $447,314 $7,215 $23,543 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
Michelle Nihei 18 63 3.5 5 2 17 7.94% 38.1% $225,488 $3,579 $12,527 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
Michelle Nihei 23 68 2.96 7 10 15 10.29% 47.06% $324,036 $4,765 $14,089 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
Michelle Nihei 34 103 3.03 6 11 15 5.83% 31.07% $260,641 $2,530 $7,666 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
Michelle Nihei 33 109 3.3 8 10 22 7.34% 36.7% $324,940 $2,981 $9,847 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
Michelle Nihei 30 110 3.67 15 8 15 13.64% 34.55% $371,521 $3,377 $12,384 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
Michelle Nihei 46 139 3.02 17 21 21 12.23% 42.45% $579,810 $4,171 $12,605 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 17 70 4.12 17 9 12 24.29% 54.29% $160,599 $2,294 $9,447 0 0
Michelle Nihei 30 101 3.37 13 8 10 12.87% 30.69% $570,704 $5,651 $19,023 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 20 133 6.65 26 22 27 19.55% 56.39% $288,068 $2,166 $14,403 0 0
Michelle Nihei 15 61 4.07 6 4 9 9.84% 31.15% $286,971 $4,704 $19,131 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 17 106 6.24 29 19 18 27.36% 62.26% $284,463 $2,684 $16,733 0 0
Michelle Nihei 29 69 2.38 12 8 9 17.39% 42.03% $704,819 $10,215 $24,304 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
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
Michelle Nihei 42 101 2.4 9 8 9 8.91% 25.74% $661,139 $6,546 $15,741 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
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
Michelle Nihei 23 54 2.35 9 6 6 16.67% 38.89% $376,979 $6,981 $16,390 1 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 17 89 5.24 11 22 9 12.36% 47.19% $132,075 $1,484 $7,769 0 0
Michelle Nihei 27 88 3.26 12 18 9 13.64% 44.32% $600,884 $6,828 $22,255 2 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 24 112 4.67 20 20 14 17.86% 48.21% $179,113 $1,599 $7,463 0 0
Michelle Nihei 35 103 2.94 9 7 11 8.74% 26.21% $366,375 $3,557 $10,468 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
Michelle Nihei 24 55 2.29 8 4 2 14.55% 25.45% $183,699 $3,340 $7,654 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 29 125 4.31 21 23 18 16.8% 49.6% $175,217 $1,402 $6,042 0 0
Michelle Nihei 2 2 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $334 $167 $167 0 0