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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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Troy Smith 12 26 2.17 1 5 1 3.85% 26.92% $32,362 $1,245 $2,697 0 0
Rafael Romero 16 43 2.69 1 7 8 2.33% 37.21% $76,185 $1,772 $4,762 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Troy Smith 3 18 6 2 2 2 11.11% 33.33% $49,666 $2,759 $16,555 0 0
Rafael Romero 28 99 3.54 9 10 10 9.09% 29.29% $200,587 $2,026 $7,164 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Troy Smith 7 22 3.14 3 0 1 13.64% 18.18% $32,528 $1,479 $4,647 0 0
Rafael Romero 74 264 3.57 22 24 25 8.33% 26.89% $851,205 $3,224 $11,503 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Troy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Rafael Romero 28 89 3.18 11 14 9 12.36% 38.2% $254,825 $2,863 $9,101 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Troy Smith 10 17 1.7 3 2 2 17.65% 41.18% $42,058 $2,474 $4,206 0 0
Rafael Romero 2 2 1 0 0 1 0% 50% $1,470 $735 $735 0 0