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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
Robert C. Hargens 2 5 2.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,977 $395 $989 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 6 12 2 4 1 3 33.33% 66.67% $186,740 $15,562 $31,123 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
Robert C. Hargens 4 18 4.5 1 2 1 5.56% 22.22% $35,765 $1,987 $8,941 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 21 84 4 15 17 9 17.86% 48.81% $653,575 $7,781 $31,123 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
Robert C. Hargens 4 26 6.5 2 4 7 7.69% 50% $75,203 $2,892 $18,801 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 33 113 3.42 17 13 19 15.04% 43.36% $858,507 $7,597 $26,015 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
Robert C. Hargens 4 19 4.75 1 5 3 5.26% 47.37% $66,374 $3,493 $16,594 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 31 132 4.26 25 23 17 18.94% 49.24% $1,278,701 $9,687 $41,248 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
Robert C. Hargens 4 13 3.25 2 1 1 15.38% 30.77% $47,192 $3,630 $11,798 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 39 169 4.33 33 30 17 19.53% 47.34% $1,415,660 $8,377 $36,299 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
Robert C. Hargens 1 5 5 0 0 1 0% 20% $2,897 $579 $2,897 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 33 158 4.79 27 29 25 17.09% 51.27% $1,100,643 $6,966 $33,353 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
Robert C. Hargens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 45 165 3.67 24 15 21 14.55% 36.36% $791,475 $4,797 $17,588 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
Robert C. Hargens 2 11 5.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $4,556 $414 $2,278 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 42 162 3.86 30 25 14 18.52% 42.59% $987,697 $6,097 $23,517 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
Robert C. Hargens 2 9 4.5 1 3 0 11.11% 44.44% $20,931 $2,326 $10,466 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 43 152 3.53 28 19 22 18.42% 45.39% $1,102,552 $7,254 $25,641 0 6

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
Robert C. Hargens 3 11 3.67 1 2 0 9.09% 27.27% $18,465 $1,679 $6,155 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 57 229 4.02 29 35 44 12.66% 47.16% $1,164,170 $5,084 $20,424 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
Robert C. Hargens 2 14 7 1 2 2 7.14% 35.71% $22,760 $1,626 $11,380 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 79 292 3.7 44 47 46 15.07% 46.92% $1,877,755 $6,431 $23,769 1 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
Robert C. Hargens 3 12 4 1 0 0 8.33% 8.33% $18,491 $1,541 $6,164 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 74 268 3.62 37 37 35 13.81% 40.67% $1,643,567 $6,133 $22,210 1 4

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
Robert C. Hargens 2 13 6.5 2 2 2 15.38% 46.15% $40,736 $3,134 $20,368 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 93 353 3.8 67 55 37 18.98% 45.04% $2,832,186 $8,023 $30,454 3 13

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
Robert C. Hargens 3 17 5.67 0 3 2 0% 29.41% $16,737 $985 $5,579 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 120 401 3.34 91 53 61 22.69% 51.12% $3,693,318 $9,210 $30,778 1 12

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
Robert C. Hargens 3 16 5.33 0 2 3 0% 31.25% $5,685 $355 $1,895 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 96 415 4.32 71 83 54 17.11% 50.12% $2,485,839 $5,990 $25,894 1 9

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
Robert C. Hargens 3 21 7 1 0 0 4.76% 4.76% $5,209 $248 $1,736 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 106 468 4.42 78 63 49 16.67% 40.6% $2,461,417 $5,259 $23,221 1 8

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
Robert C. Hargens 4 24 6 1 4 3 4.17% 33.33% $22,586 $941 $5,647 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 121 494 4.08 77 67 63 15.59% 41.9% $1,974,050 $3,996 $16,314 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
Robert C. Hargens 6 45 7.5 3 5 6 6.67% 31.11% $39,683 $882 $6,614 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 133 550 4.14 80 80 77 14.55% 43.09% $2,015,320 $3,664 $15,153 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
Robert C. Hargens 6 48 8 7 6 6 14.58% 39.58% $40,008 $834 $6,668 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 130 558 4.29 102 102 76 18.28% 50.18% $3,025,558 $5,422 $23,274 3 8

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
Robert C. Hargens 6 29 4.83 1 4 1 3.45% 20.69% $18,484 $637 $3,081 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 121 505 4.17 81 71 66 16.04% 43.17% $3,011,936 $5,964 $24,892 3 11

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
Robert C. Hargens 5 26 5.2 3 3 2 11.54% 30.77% $44,567 $1,714 $8,913 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 110 474 4.31 77 63 68 16.24% 43.88% $2,857,623 $6,029 $25,978 0 16

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
Robert C. Hargens 5 21 4.2 4 0 3 19.05% 33.33% $38,695 $1,843 $7,739 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 98 427 4.36 81 71 62 18.97% 50.12% $2,320,106 $5,434 $23,675 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
Robert C. Hargens 2 14 7 1 2 3 7.14% 42.86% $28,279 $2,020 $14,140 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 100 397 3.97 56 60 51 14.11% 42.07% $1,830,409 $4,611 $18,304 0 8

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
Robert C. Hargens 4 16 4 0 1 3 0% 25% $9,225 $577 $2,306 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 110 437 3.97 76 62 60 17.39% 45.31% $2,520,681 $5,768 $22,915 1 9

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
Robert C. Hargens 3 11 3.67 1 0 0 9.09% 9.09% $3,160 $287 $1,053 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 99 430 4.34 70 63 61 16.28% 45.12% $1,837,399 $4,273 $18,560 2 5

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
Robert C. Hargens 3 17 5.67 0 1 1 0% 11.76% $5,587 $329 $1,862 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 95 428 4.51 62 64 56 14.49% 42.52% $1,892,007 $4,421 $19,916 0 12

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
Robert C. Hargens 3 14 4.67 0 1 0 0% 7.14% $3,330 $238 $1,110 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 94 494 5.26 81 76 66 16.4% 45.14% $1,523,061 $3,083 $16,203 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
Robert C. Hargens 4 20 5 1 3 2 5% 30% $28,469 $1,423 $7,117 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 108 445 4.12 77 73 60 17.3% 47.19% $2,064,565 $4,639 $19,116 3 7

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
Robert C. Hargens 3 18 6 1 2 1 5.56% 22.22% $18,470 $1,026 $6,157 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 104 479 4.61 81 84 81 16.91% 51.36% $2,057,499 $4,295 $19,784 0 6

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
Robert C. Hargens 5 37 7.4 4 6 7 10.81% 45.95% $31,370 $848 $6,274 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 92 470 5.11 88 64 87 18.72% 50.85% $1,462,137 $3,111 $15,893 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
Robert C. Hargens 3 14 4.67 0 0 3 0% 21.43% $2,352 $168 $784 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 97 447 4.61 74 74 63 16.55% 47.2% $1,411,233 $3,157 $14,549 2 5

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
Robert C. Hargens 4 28 7 4 2 4 14.29% 35.71% $15,141 $541 $3,785 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 92 440 4.78 90 58 58 20.45% 46.82% $1,067,988 $2,427 $11,609 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
Robert C. Hargens 3 25 8.33 4 0 1 16% 20% $8,251 $330 $2,750 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 83 417 5.02 93 73 53 22.3% 52.52% $1,048,306 $2,514 $12,630 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
Robert C. Hargens 2 20 10 1 1 5 5% 35% $4,428 $221 $2,214 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 93 478 5.14 79 71 52 16.53% 42.26% $797,070 $1,668 $8,571 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
Robert C. Hargens 2 16 8 5 1 2 31.25% 50% $8,393 $525 $4,197 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 78 450 5.77 51 68 67 11.33% 41.33% $591,068 $1,313 $7,578 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
Robert C. Hargens 4 11 2.75 0 0 1 0% 9.09% $481 $44 $120 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 67 279 4.16 42 35 30 15.05% 38.35% $536,424 $1,923 $8,006 0 0