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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 Gilker 2 2 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $460 $230 $230 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 1 3 3 1 0 1 33.33% 66.67% $51,520 $17,173 $51,520 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 Gilker 6 33 5.5 10 5 10 30.3% 75.76% $86,257 $2,614 $14,376 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 1 3 3 1 0 2 33.33% 100% $28,500 $9,500 $28,500 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 Gilker 7 28 4 7 5 3 25% 53.57% $63,955 $2,284 $9,136 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 8 14 1.75 0 3 1 0% 28.57% $22,241 $1,589 $2,780 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 Gilker 10 35 3.5 8 6 6 22.86% 57.14% $74,387 $2,125 $7,439 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 4 18 4.5 3 4 0 16.67% 38.89% $78,484 $4,360 $19,621 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 Gilker 9 34 3.78 6 8 7 17.65% 61.76% $55,660 $1,637 $6,184 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 6 31 5.17 4 9 4 12.9% 54.84% $75,516 $2,436 $12,586 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 Gilker 13 72 5.54 13 10 12 18.06% 48.61% $149,298 $2,074 $11,484 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 5 14 2.8 2 4 1 14.29% 50% $52,636 $3,760 $10,527 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
Robert Gilker 16 60 3.75 8 6 17 13.33% 51.67% $177,917 $2,965 $11,120 1 2
Steve Epley, Jr. 11 49 4.45 5 8 10 10.2% 46.94% $131,463 $2,683 $11,951 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 Gilker 11 51 4.64 7 9 6 13.73% 43.14% $162,248 $3,181 $14,750 0 1
Steve Epley, Jr. 9 33 3.67 3 6 8 9.09% 51.52% $89,975 $2,727 $9,997 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 Gilker 9 42 4.67 7 13 9 16.67% 69.05% $205,219 $4,886 $22,802 0 3
Steve Epley, Jr. 6 29 4.83 2 6 3 6.9% 37.93% $61,111 $2,107 $10,185 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 Gilker 11 42 3.82 10 3 7 23.81% 47.62% $144,815 $3,448 $13,165 0 1
Steve Epley, Jr. 9 23 2.56 6 2 0 26.09% 34.78% $77,951 $3,389 $8,661 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 Gilker 7 36 5.14 9 1 2 25% 33.33% $93,601 $2,600 $13,372 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 9 32 3.56 6 2 5 18.75% 40.63% $123,255 $3,852 $13,695 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 Gilker 7 31 4.43 11 0 8 35.48% 61.29% $266,040 $8,582 $38,006 1 4
Steve Epley, Jr. 7 34 4.86 5 7 4 14.71% 47.06% $165,915 $4,880 $23,702 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
Robert Gilker 14 45 3.21 8 8 7 17.78% 51.11% $168,212 $3,738 $12,015 0 1
Steve Epley, Jr. 10 45 4.5 5 10 4 11.11% 42.22% $135,840 $3,019 $13,584 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 Gilker 22 89 4.05 18 15 15 20.22% 53.93% $289,836 $3,257 $13,174 0 2
Steve Epley, Jr. 8 21 2.63 2 1 2 9.52% 23.81% $28,538 $1,359 $3,567 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 Gilker 28 133 4.75 25 31 20 18.8% 57.14% $473,872 $3,563 $16,924 1 1
Steve Epley, Jr. 11 47 4.27 7 3 5 14.89% 31.91% $72,468 $1,542 $6,588 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 Gilker 26 119 4.58 21 24 19 17.65% 53.78% $626,713 $5,266 $24,104 1 5
Steve Epley, Jr. 10 42 4.2 9 4 3 21.43% 38.1% $107,951 $2,570 $10,795 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 Gilker 27 112 4.15 23 17 12 20.54% 46.43% $507,534 $4,532 $18,798 0 2
Steve Epley, Jr. 11 38 3.45 3 8 4 7.89% 39.47% $104,020 $2,737 $9,456 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 Gilker 17 96 5.65 19 10 17 19.79% 47.92% $259,694 $2,705 $15,276 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 10 51 5.1 9 6 8 17.65% 45.1% $151,483 $2,970 $15,148 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 Gilker 15 72 4.8 9 15 11 12.5% 48.61% $170,365 $2,366 $11,358 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 11 27 2.45 3 4 3 11.11% 37.04% $71,351 $2,643 $6,486 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 Gilker 15 89 5.93 17 11 15 19.1% 48.31% $272,411 $3,061 $18,161 0 1
Steve Epley, Jr. 17 31 1.82 1 2 5 3.23% 25.81% $32,195 $1,039 $1,894 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 Gilker 11 60 5.45 8 7 13 13.33% 46.67% $159,728 $2,662 $14,521 0 1
Steve Epley, Jr. 19 54 2.84 6 3 13 11.11% 40.74% $119,746 $2,218 $6,302 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 Gilker 10 68 6.8 13 11 8 19.12% 47.06% $168,980 $2,485 $16,898 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 28 78 2.79 8 6 9 10.26% 29.49% $130,700 $1,676 $4,668 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 Gilker 9 58 6.44 7 7 7 12.07% 36.21% $99,996 $1,724 $11,111 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 19 62 3.26 1 3 10 1.61% 22.58% $66,217 $1,068 $3,485 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 Gilker 6 32 5.33 6 5 4 18.75% 46.88% $84,079 $2,627 $14,013 0 1
Steve Epley, Jr. 9 15 1.67 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,675 $112 $186 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 Gilker 6 35 5.83 10 3 7 28.57% 57.14% $97,349 $2,781 $16,225 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 6 12 2 0 1 1 0% 16.67% $9,086 $757 $1,514 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 Gilker 7 28 4 1 7 4 3.57% 42.86% $31,315 $1,118 $4,474 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 12 41 3.42 5 4 5 12.2% 34.15% $80,904 $1,973 $6,742 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 Gilker 8 38 4.75 11 4 7 28.95% 57.89% $82,067 $2,160 $10,258 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 2 3 1.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $509 $170 $255 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 Gilker 8 40 5 7 7 5 17.5% 47.5% $47,825 $1,196 $5,978 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 9 41 4.56 5 4 7 12.2% 39.02% $53,473 $1,304 $5,941 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 Gilker 9 41 4.56 5 5 5 12.2% 36.59% $43,262 $1,055 $4,807 0 0
Steve Epley, Jr. 3 15 5 3 2 0 20% 33.33% $43,521 $2,901 $14,507 0 0