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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
Ramiro Barraza Sosa 1 3 3 1 1 0 33.33% 66.67% $18,235 $6,078 $18,235 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
Ramiro Barraza Sosa 7 29 4.14 5 2 1 17.24% 27.59% $39,506 $1,362 $5,644 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
Ramiro Barraza Sosa 4 7 1.75 2 2 1 28.57% 71.43% $22,163 $3,166 $5,541 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
Ramiro Barraza Sosa 1 2 2 1 1 0 50% 100% $7,029 $3,515 $7,029 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
Ramiro Barraza Sosa 5 10 2 2 1 2 20% 50% $10,672 $1,067 $2,134 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
Ramiro Barraza Sosa 11 33 3 5 3 2 15.15% 30.3% $32,520 $985 $2,956 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
Ramiro Barraza Sosa 6 19 3.17 1 4 4 5.26% 47.37% $15,111 $795 $2,519 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
Ramiro Barraza Sosa 9 46 5.11 7 6 10 15.22% 50% $55,242 $1,201 $6,138 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
Ramiro Barraza Sosa 11 64 5.82 8 11 6 12.5% 39.06% $69,136 $1,080 $6,285 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
Ramiro Barraza Sosa 9 68 7.56 10 11 8 14.71% 42.65% $101,282 $1,489 $11,254 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
Ramiro Barraza Sosa 9 50 5.56 10 10 9 20% 58% $94,798 $1,896 $10,533 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
Ramiro Barraza Sosa 2 7 3.5 4 1 0 57.14% 71.43% $28,883 $4,126 $14,442 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
Ramiro Barraza Sosa 2 8 4 1 1 1 12.5% 37.5% $5,700 $713 $2,850 0 0