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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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 3 6 2 0 1 1 0% 33.33% $5,465 $911 $1,822 0 0
Michael Dini 18 21 1.17 4 2 1 19.05% 33.33% $79,566 $3,789 $4,420 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 18 108 6 9 6 13 8.33% 25.93% $139,565 $1,292 $7,754 0 0
Michael Dini 72 367 5.1 49 51 41 13.35% 38.42% $1,704,454 $4,644 $23,673 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 25 119 4.76 8 13 11 6.72% 26.89% $178,075 $1,496 $7,123 0 0
Michael Dini 73 360 4.93 42 42 48 11.67% 36.67% $1,424,522 $3,957 $19,514 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 32 132 4.13 6 10 10 4.55% 19.7% $135,183 $1,024 $4,224 0 0
Michael Dini 72 338 4.69 40 49 40 11.83% 38.17% $1,418,369 $4,196 $19,700 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 36 178 4.94 18 20 20 10.11% 32.58% $341,930 $1,921 $9,498 0 0
Michael Dini 70 292 4.17 31 49 29 10.62% 37.33% $1,190,013 $4,075 $17,000 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 26 125 4.81 14 10 13 11.2% 29.6% $249,645 $1,997 $9,602 0 0
Michael Dini 74 329 4.45 35 47 46 10.64% 38.91% $1,344,933 $4,088 $18,175 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 32 124 3.88 7 7 12 5.65% 20.97% $142,525 $1,149 $4,454 0 0
Michael Dini 59 267 4.53 42 43 36 15.73% 45.32% $968,591 $3,628 $16,417 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 37 226 6.11 12 14 28 5.31% 23.89% $252,508 $1,117 $6,825 0 0
Michael Dini 44 225 5.11 27 33 38 12% 43.56% $1,153,160 $5,125 $26,208 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 38 180 4.74 21 18 22 11.67% 33.89% $354,345 $1,969 $9,325 0 0
Michael Dini 38 206 5.42 26 28 31 12.62% 41.26% $851,673 $4,134 $22,412 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 45 309 6.87 24 23 37 7.77% 27.18% $283,826 $919 $6,307 0 0
Michael Dini 33 151 4.58 17 17 23 11.26% 37.75% $584,361 $3,870 $17,708 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 53 324 6.11 19 28 40 5.86% 26.85% $365,596 $1,128 $6,898 0 0
Michael Dini 29 156 5.38 12 18 22 7.69% 33.33% $443,357 $2,842 $15,288 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 50 337 6.74 16 31 47 4.75% 27.89% $385,227 $1,143 $7,705 0 0
Michael Dini 36 209 5.81 20 31 15 9.57% 31.58% $629,369 $3,011 $17,482 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 42 219 5.21 20 23 30 9.13% 33.33% $422,505 $1,929 $10,060 0 0
Michael Dini 39 239 6.13 27 21 37 11.3% 35.56% $545,946 $2,284 $13,999 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 33 221 6.7 7 21 30 3.17% 26.24% $261,326 $1,182 $7,919 0 0
Michael Dini 42 249 5.93 25 32 34 10.04% 36.55% $487,231 $1,957 $11,601 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 46 206 4.48 9 16 9 4.37% 16.5% $216,982 $1,053 $4,717 0 0
Michael Dini 35 224 6.4 19 20 23 8.48% 27.68% $489,529 $2,185 $13,987 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 40 179 4.48 20 13 14 11.17% 26.26% $259,419 $1,449 $6,485 0 0
Michael Dini 29 208 7.17 18 20 28 8.65% 31.73% $372,855 $1,793 $12,857 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 35 134 3.83 8 17 8 5.97% 24.63% $138,380 $1,033 $3,954 0 0
Michael Dini 44 290 6.59 22 41 39 7.59% 35.17% $518,109 $1,787 $11,775 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 26 147 5.65 9 16 20 6.12% 30.61% $189,615 $1,290 $7,293 0 0
Michael Dini 35 162 4.63 21 18 15 12.96% 33.33% $417,939 $2,580 $11,941 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 10 35 3.5 2 2 1 5.71% 14.29% $30,305 $866 $3,031 0 0
Michael Dini 32 183 5.72 21 20 22 11.48% 34.43% $476,178 $2,602 $14,881 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 9 42 4.67 0 0 3 0% 7.14% $18,575 $442 $2,064 0 0
Michael Dini 31 197 6.35 21 19 22 10.66% 31.47% $513,749 $2,608 $16,573 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 4 15 3.75 2 0 1 13.33% 20% $47,791 $3,186 $11,948 0 0
Michael Dini 36 174 4.83 27 19 22 15.52% 39.08% $727,382 $4,180 $20,205 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 10 33 3.3 1 2 2 3.03% 15.15% $21,585 $654 $2,159 0 0
Michael Dini 30 142 4.73 19 14 18 13.38% 35.92% $557,223 $3,924 $18,574 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 11 45 4.09 2 4 5 4.44% 24.44% $54,470 $1,210 $4,952 0 0
Michael Dini 40 141 3.53 11 7 14 7.8% 22.7% $206,108 $1,462 $5,153 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 7 24 3.43 2 1 2 8.33% 20.83% $25,283 $1,053 $3,612 0 0
Michael Dini 34 189 5.56 13 20 20 6.88% 28.04% $368,623 $1,950 $10,842 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 6 34 5.67 4 3 7 11.76% 41.18% $59,377 $1,746 $9,896 0 0
Michael Dini 53 207 3.91 19 23 34 9.18% 36.71% $472,180 $2,281 $8,909 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 13 36 2.77 4 6 6 11.11% 44.44% $90,005 $2,500 $6,923 0 0
Michael Dini 23 115 5 12 9 18 10.43% 33.91% $281,234 $2,446 $12,228 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 15 85 5.67 7 4 9 8.24% 23.53% $87,250 $1,026 $5,817 0 0
Michael Dini 28 119 4.25 17 17 9 14.29% 36.13% $444,103 $3,732 $15,861 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 7 37 5.29 6 2 3 16.22% 29.73% $54,120 $1,463 $7,731 0 0
Michael Dini 23 116 5.04 11 13 16 9.48% 34.48% $278,953 $2,405 $12,128 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 4 13 3.25 1 1 1 7.69% 23.08% $7,010 $539 $1,753 0 0
Michael Dini 15 62 4.13 11 5 8 17.74% 38.71% $168,626 $2,720 $11,242 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 1 4 4 0 0 0 0% 0% $309 $77 $309 0 0
Michael Dini 12 70 5.83 8 6 11 11.43% 35.71% $103,570 $1,480 $8,631 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 2 8 4 3 1 0 37.5% 50% $11,930 $1,491 $5,965 0 0
Michael Dini 5 19 3.8 3 2 2 15.79% 36.84% $15,850 $834 $3,170 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 $22,028
Donald Melancon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael Dini 1 1 1 1 0 0 100% 100% $2,520 $2,520 $2,520 0 0