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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 18 108 6 9 6 13 8.33% 25.93% $139,565 $1,292 $7,754 0 0
Gregory R. Bland 3 7 2.33 0 1 1 0% 28.57% $13,215 $1,888 $4,405 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
Gregory R. Bland 3 11 3.67 1 4 1 9.09% 54.55% $33,317 $3,029 $11,106 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
Gregory R. Bland 1 9 9 0 1 0 0% 11.11% $3,810 $423 $3,810 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 36 178 4.94 18 20 20 10.11% 32.58% $341,930 $1,921 $9,498 0 0
Gregory R. Bland 2 4 2 0 1 0 0% 25% $2,155 $539 $1,078 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 26 125 4.81 14 10 13 11.2% 29.6% $249,645 $1,997 $9,602 0 0
Gregory R. Bland 2 4 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $645 $161 $323 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 32 124 3.88 7 7 12 5.65% 20.97% $142,525 $1,149 $4,454 0 0
Gregory R. Bland 5 10 2 0 0 1 0% 10% $2,231 $223 $446 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
Gregory R. Bland 4 21 5.25 0 1 3 0% 19.05% $7,111 $339 $1,778 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 38 180 4.74 21 18 22 11.67% 33.89% $354,345 $1,969 $9,325 0 0
Gregory R. Bland 3 8 2.67 0 0 0 0% 0% $838 $105 $279 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
Gregory R. Bland 3 12 4 1 1 3 8.33% 41.67% $7,492 $624 $2,497 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 53 324 6.11 19 28 40 5.86% 26.85% $365,596 $1,128 $6,898 0 0
Gregory R. Bland 4 20 5 0 1 1 0% 10% $4,224 $211 $1,056 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
Gregory R. Bland 3 12 4 2 0 0 16.67% 16.67% $6,779 $565 $2,260 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 42 219 5.21 20 23 30 9.13% 33.33% $422,505 $1,929 $10,060 0 0
Gregory R. Bland 2 7 3.5 1 0 1 14.29% 28.57% $4,550 $650 $2,275 0 0