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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
Neil L. Pessin 9 16 1.78 0 0 5 0% 31.25% $32,820 $2,051 $3,647 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 7 18 2.57 1 2 0 5.56% 16.67% $16,108 $895 $2,301 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
Neil L. Pessin 21 73 3.48 4 3 11 5.48% 24.66% $364,648 $4,995 $17,364 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 3 5 1.67 0 1 1 0% 40% $7,140 $1,428 $2,380 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
Neil L. Pessin 27 121 4.48 10 13 14 8.26% 30.58% $1,094,387 $9,045 $40,533 1 1
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 2 4 2 1 1 0 25% 50% $14,354 $3,589 $7,177 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
Neil L. Pessin 20 88 4.4 13 10 15 14.77% 43.18% $1,391,580 $15,813 $69,579 0 3
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 4 10 2.5 3 1 0 30% 40% $45,637 $4,564 $11,409 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
Neil L. Pessin 23 95 4.13 19 11 11 20% 43.16% $1,602,783 $16,871 $69,686 2 5
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 3 6 2 1 1 1 16.67% 50% $16,577 $2,763 $5,526 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
Neil L. Pessin 17 75 4.41 5 6 10 6.67% 28% $708,106 $9,441 $41,653 2 2
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 10 17 1.7 2 3 3 11.76% 47.06% $22,385 $1,317 $2,239 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
Neil L. Pessin 16 79 4.94 9 8 9 11.39% 32.91% $721,693 $9,135 $45,106 1 2
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $532 $532 $532 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
Neil L. Pessin 27 87 3.22 8 13 16 9.2% 42.53% $391,562 $4,501 $14,502 0 1
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 6 19 3.17 2 5 2 10.53% 47.37% $39,046 $2,055 $6,508 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
Neil L. Pessin 25 104 4.16 11 14 19 10.58% 42.31% $492,021 $4,731 $19,681 0 1
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 6 11 1.83 3 2 0 27.27% 45.45% $35,842 $3,258 $5,974 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
Neil L. Pessin 29 77 2.66 7 7 6 9.09% 25.97% $311,923 $4,051 $10,756 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 6 15 2.5 3 1 2 20% 40% $28,066 $1,871 $4,678 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
Neil L. Pessin 24 80 3.33 6 8 9 7.5% 28.75% $315,608 $3,945 $13,150 0 1
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 12 38 3.17 3 7 4 7.89% 36.84% $55,350 $1,457 $4,613 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
Neil L. Pessin 21 71 3.38 10 3 10 14.08% 32.39% $367,742 $5,179 $17,512 0 2
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 16 74 4.63 14 11 15 18.92% 54.05% $202,706 $2,739 $12,669 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
Neil L. Pessin 21 60 2.86 4 5 10 6.67% 31.67% $234,960 $3,916 $11,189 0 1
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 15 69 4.6 4 8 9 5.8% 30.43% $76,304 $1,106 $5,087 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
Neil L. Pessin 22 79 3.59 8 8 9 10.13% 31.65% $385,336 $4,878 $17,515 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 29 108 3.72 13 16 15 12.04% 40.74% $223,584 $2,070 $7,710 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
Neil L. Pessin 31 97 3.13 13 16 13 13.4% 43.3% $441,410 $4,551 $14,239 0 1
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 24 106 4.42 13 6 16 12.26% 33.02% $135,370 $1,277 $5,640 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
Neil L. Pessin 33 74 2.24 7 13 6 9.46% 35.14% $349,447 $4,722 $10,589 0 1
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 43 161 3.74 20 19 17 12.42% 34.78% $264,557 $1,643 $6,152 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
Neil L. Pessin 16 56 3.5 8 6 7 14.29% 37.5% $233,747 $4,174 $14,609 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 44 146 3.32 13 14 21 8.9% 32.88% $197,337 $1,352 $4,485 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 $22,028
Neil L. Pessin 17 58 3.41 4 12 9 6.9% 43.1% $259,164 $4,468 $15,245 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 40 127 3.18 9 17 15 7.09% 32.28% $173,965 $1,370 $4,349 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
Neil L. Pessin 12 35 2.92 5 5 3 14.29% 37.14% $171,849 $4,910 $14,321 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 39 118 3.03 15 17 11 12.71% 36.44% $253,223 $2,146 $6,493 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
Neil L. Pessin 6 27 4.5 4 2 4 14.81% 37.04% $172,009 $6,371 $28,668 1 1
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 50 217 4.34 15 30 26 6.91% 32.72% $282,176 $1,300 $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
Neil L. Pessin 9 26 2.89 1 2 3 3.85% 23.08% $58,054 $2,233 $6,450 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 60 180 3 20 23 26 11.11% 38.33% $306,706 $1,704 $5,112 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
Neil L. Pessin 7 24 3.43 5 8 2 20.83% 62.5% $186,851 $7,785 $26,693 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 59 179 3.03 16 26 22 8.94% 35.75% $297,854 $1,664 $5,048 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
Neil L. Pessin 3 15 5 1 3 2 6.67% 40% $15,925 $1,062 $5,308 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 28 105 3.75 10 8 16 9.52% 32.38% $143,893 $1,370 $5,139 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
Neil L. Pessin 7 21 3 0 3 0 0% 14.29% $8,508 $405 $1,215 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 37 107 2.89 7 10 16 6.54% 30.84% $101,290 $947 $2,738 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
Neil L. Pessin 12 28 2.33 1 1 6 3.57% 28.57% $40,527 $1,447 $3,377 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 37 122 3.3 13 19 12 10.66% 36.07% $175,566 $1,439 $4,745 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
Neil L. Pessin 12 43 3.58 3 1 5 6.98% 20.93% $47,654 $1,108 $3,971 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 24 95 3.96 7 10 15 7.37% 33.68% $90,341 $951 $3,764 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
Neil L. Pessin 9 19 2.11 3 1 2 15.79% 31.58% $27,812 $1,464 $3,090 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 22 65 2.95 9 4 8 13.85% 32.31% $62,575 $963 $2,844 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
Neil L. Pessin 10 45 4.5 3 3 9 6.67% 33.33% $125,705 $2,793 $12,571 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 5 5 1 1 1 0 20% 40% $4,420 $884 $884 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
Neil L. Pessin 14 41 2.93 5 5 4 12.2% 34.15% $135,613 $3,308 $9,687 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 10 13 1.3 3 4 2 23.08% 69.23% $28,583 $2,199 $2,858 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
Neil L. Pessin 9 28 3.11 1 1 2 3.57% 14.29% $44,821 $1,601 $4,980 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 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
Neil L. Pessin 6 39 6.5 6 6 6 15.38% 46.15% $208,498 $5,346 $34,750 0 2
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 20 56 2.8 14 13 1 25% 50% $55,093 $984 $2,755 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
Neil L. Pessin 14 61 4.36 5 6 6 8.2% 27.87% $101,803 $1,669 $7,272 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 6 11 1.83 4 1 2 36.36% 63.64% $43,123 $3,920 $7,187 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
Neil L. Pessin 14 79 5.64 10 5 9 12.66% 30.38% $385,853 $4,884 $27,561 2 3
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 16 71 4.44 9 10 16 12.68% 49.3% $42,111 $593 $2,632 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
Neil L. Pessin 12 92 7.67 10 12 10 10.87% 34.78% $227,640 $2,474 $18,970 0 1
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 10 26 2.6 1 1 3 3.85% 19.23% $9,308 $358 $931 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
Neil L. Pessin 12 40 3.33 14 5 7 35% 65% $234,929 $5,873 $19,577 0 0
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 15 73 4.87 7 6 4 9.59% 23.29% $44,985 $616 $2,999 0 0