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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 3 18 6 2 2 2 11.11% 33.33% $49,666 $2,759 $16,555 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 4 13 3.25 0 0 1 0% 7.69% $3,096 $238 $774 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
Joe D. Merrick 5 15 3 1 1 3 6.67% 33.33% $29,586 $1,972 $5,917 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
Joe D. Merrick 10 34 3.4 4 3 4 11.76% 32.35% $54,532 $1,604 $5,453 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
Joe D. Merrick 5 19 3.8 1 1 2 5.26% 21.05% $15,957 $840 $3,191 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
Joe D. Merrick 2 10 5 1 1 2 10% 40% $9,006 $901 $4,503 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
Joe D. Merrick 5 16 3.2 0 2 0 0% 12.5% $9,608 $601 $1,922 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
Joe D. Merrick 16 89 5.56 6 12 7 6.74% 28.09% $115,387 $1,296 $7,212 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
Joe D. Merrick 15 50 3.33 2 2 6 4% 20% $34,812 $696 $2,321 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
Joe D. Merrick 8 39 4.88 4 3 6 10.26% 33.33% $86,595 $2,220 $10,824 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
Joe D. Merrick 3 10 3.33 1 4 1 10% 60% $38,160 $3,816 $12,720 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
Joe D. Merrick 4 13 3.25 0 1 1 0% 15.38% $7,957 $612 $1,989 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
Joe D. Merrick 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $85 $85 $85 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
Joe D. Merrick 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $188 $188 $188 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
Joe D. Merrick 25 120 4.8 11 14 9 9.17% 28.33% $110,836 $924 $4,433 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 89 5.24 11 22 9 12.36% 47.19% $132,075 $1,484 $7,769 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 19 100 5.26 7 9 15 7% 31% $155,409 $1,554 $8,179 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 24 112 4.67 20 20 14 17.86% 48.21% $179,113 $1,599 $7,463 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 18 62 3.44 7 8 10 11.29% 40.32% $119,394 $1,926 $6,633 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
Joe D. Merrick 6 22 3.67 1 1 1 4.55% 13.64% $28,872 $1,312 $4,812 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
2025 National Trainer Avg. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Troy Smith 16 66 4.13 10 12 4 15.15% 39.39% $50,361 $763 $3,148 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 3 3 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $272 $91 $91 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 15 45 3 4 4 4 8.89% 26.67% $27,892 $620 $1,859 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 10 28 2.8 3 3 2 10.71% 28.57% $22,727 $812 $2,273 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 15 48 3.2 7 11 4 14.58% 45.83% $30,150 $628 $2,010 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 16 82 5.13 15 11 11 18.29% 45.12% $131,476 $1,603 $8,217 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
Joe D. Merrick 25 116 4.64 18 14 14 15.52% 39.66% $136,517 $1,177 $5,461 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
Joe D. Merrick 18 101 5.61 15 23 13 14.85% 50.5% $137,303 $1,359 $7,628 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 12 38 3.17 3 5 5 7.89% 34.21% $34,412 $906 $2,868 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
Joe D. Merrick 7 28 4 4 6 4 14.29% 50% $36,882 $1,317 $5,269 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 6 14 2.33 4 4 2 28.57% 71.43% $3,777 $270 $630 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 6 16 2.67 2 3 1 12.5% 37.5% $22,439 $1,402 $3,740 0 0