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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
Michael Puhich 1 1 1 0 1 0 0% 100% $2,730 $2,730 $2,730 0 0
John Ness 3 5 1.67 0 0 0 0% 0% $276 $55 $92 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
Michael Puhich 7 17 2.43 2 7 0 11.76% 52.94% $146,459 $8,615 $20,923 0 0
John Ness 16 56 3.5 0 3 7 0% 17.86% $17,874 $319 $1,117 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
Michael Puhich 29 79 2.72 3 13 15 3.8% 39.24% $461,330 $5,840 $15,908 0 0
John Ness 18 56 3.11 9 7 8 16.07% 42.86% $52,362 $935 $2,909 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 $22,031
Michael Puhich 23 78 3.39 6 10 15 7.69% 39.74% $610,484 $7,827 $26,543 0 0
John Ness 15 44 2.93 7 6 7 15.91% 45.45% $37,893 $861 $2,526 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 $22,031
Michael Puhich 26 75 2.88 9 15 8 12% 42.67% $733,321 $9,778 $28,205 0 0
John Ness 33 173 5.24 6 16 19 3.47% 23.7% $89,469 $517 $2,711 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
Michael Puhich 26 85 3.27 9 16 10 10.59% 41.18% $633,396 $7,452 $24,361 1 1
John Ness 24 123 5.13 12 15 18 9.76% 36.59% $125,044 $1,017 $5,210 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
Michael Puhich 21 79 3.76 5 9 10 6.33% 30.38% $322,091 $4,077 $15,338 0 0
John Ness 23 89 3.87 6 7 7 6.74% 22.47% $40,817 $459 $1,775 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 $22,031
Michael Puhich 22 56 2.55 7 8 7 12.5% 39.29% $93,509 $1,670 $4,250 0 0
John Ness 32 111 3.47 14 24 12 12.61% 45.05% $94,734 $853 $2,960 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
Michael Puhich 28 67 2.39 14 10 6 20.9% 44.78% $192,383 $2,871 $6,871 0 2
John Ness 26 86 3.31 7 11 15 8.14% 38.37% $48,648 $566 $1,871 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
Michael Puhich 32 73 2.28 16 11 10 21.92% 50.68% $186,567 $2,556 $5,830 0 1
John Ness 13 68 5.23 8 5 9 11.76% 32.35% $40,676 $598 $3,129 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
Michael Puhich 44 159 3.61 25 31 25 15.72% 50.94% $316,971 $1,994 $7,204 0 1
John Ness 27 107 3.96 7 15 10 6.54% 29.91% $53,319 $498 $1,975 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
Michael Puhich 30 75 2.5 16 15 14 21.33% 60% $312,123 $4,162 $10,404 0 1
John Ness 20 80 4 10 8 11 12.5% 36.25% $53,960 $675 $2,698 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
Michael Puhich 24 52 2.17 10 14 7 19.23% 59.62% $164,511 $3,164 $6,855 0 1
John Ness 31 96 3.1 10 20 14 10.42% 45.83% $77,698 $809 $2,506 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
Michael Puhich 25 63 2.52 12 10 10 19.05% 50.79% $175,617 $2,788 $7,025 0 1
John Ness 30 79 2.63 8 14 8 10.13% 37.97% $56,104 $710 $1,870 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
Michael Puhich 10 42 4.2 6 10 5 14.29% 50% $199,039 $4,739 $19,904 1 1
John Ness 32 120 3.75 10 18 19 8.33% 39.17% $77,432 $645 $2,420 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 $22,031
Michael Puhich 24 60 2.5 9 12 15 15% 60% $99,680 $1,661 $4,153 0 0
John Ness 16 33 2.06 1 5 3 3.03% 27.27% $10,327 $313 $645 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
Michael Puhich 21 65 3.1 6 11 8 9.23% 38.46% $117,222 $1,803 $5,582 0 0
John Ness 16 58 3.63 6 10 13 10.34% 50% $39,463 $680 $2,466 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
Michael Puhich 15 25 1.67 5 4 4 20% 52% $61,075 $2,443 $4,072 0 0
John Ness 20 48 2.4 10 7 4 20.83% 43.75% $89,883 $1,873 $4,494 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
Michael Puhich 10 23 2.3 3 3 1 13.04% 30.43% $39,148 $1,702 $3,915 0 0
John Ness 7 18 2.57 3 1 3 16.67% 38.89% $17,099 $950 $2,443 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
Michael Puhich 12 40 3.33 3 0 3 7.5% 15% $114,500 $2,863 $9,542 0 0
John Ness 20 74 3.7 4 6 13 5.41% 31.08% $34,648 $468 $1,732 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
Michael Puhich 19 78 4.11 5 7 10 6.41% 28.21% $413,536 $5,302 $21,765 0 1
John Ness 11 43 3.91 6 3 3 13.95% 27.91% $26,059 $606 $2,369 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
Michael Puhich 33 120 3.64 15 16 11 12.5% 35% $836,736 $6,973 $25,356 1 2
John Ness 36 91 2.53 14 11 17 15.38% 46.15% $57,684 $634 $1,602 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
Michael Puhich 32 105 3.28 12 15 13 11.43% 38.1% $403,263 $3,841 $12,602 0 0
John Ness 28 85 3.04 18 11 15 21.18% 51.76% $60,352 $710 $2,155 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
Michael Puhich 22 71 3.23 8 8 11 11.27% 38.03% $351,960 $4,957 $15,998 0 0
John Ness 24 55 2.29 16 8 8 29.09% 58.18% $43,773 $796 $1,824 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
Michael Puhich 18 78 4.33 6 10 7 7.69% 29.49% $220,036 $2,821 $12,224 0 0
John Ness 25 78 3.12 11 8 10 14.1% 37.18% $42,727 $548 $1,709 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
Michael Puhich 4 26 6.5 5 6 5 19.23% 61.54% $107,350 $4,129 $26,838 0 0
John Ness 7 17 2.43 1 1 0 5.88% 11.76% $4,648 $273 $664 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
Michael Puhich 26 84 3.23 5 7 10 5.95% 26.19% $60,589 $721 $2,330 0 0
John Ness 1 2 2 0 2 0 0% 100% $1,672 $836 $1,672 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
Michael Puhich 57 241 4.23 29 38 30 12.03% 40.25% $611,281 $2,536 $10,724 0 2
John Ness 2 2 1 1 0 0 50% 50% $10,557 $5,279 $5,279 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 $22,031
Michael Puhich 22 111 5.05 9 11 12 8.11% 28.83% $373,101 $3,361 $16,959 0 1
John Ness 13 55 4.23 1 4 7 1.82% 21.82% $6,849 $125 $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
Michael Puhich 29 121 4.17 10 8 17 8.26% 28.93% $330,555 $2,732 $11,398 0 1
John Ness 30 140 4.67 12 10 17 8.57% 27.86% $29,680 $212 $989 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
Michael Puhich 49 232 4.73 32 34 38 13.79% 44.83% $645,709 $2,783 $13,178 1 4
John Ness 22 82 3.73 13 13 14 15.85% 48.78% $24,138 $294 $1,097 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
Michael Puhich 51 321 6.29 32 35 35 9.97% 31.78% $628,150 $1,957 $12,317 0 2
John Ness 8 26 3.25 0 2 3 0% 19.23% $1,851 $71 $231 0 0