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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
Bessie Sue Nichols 2 3 1.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $840 $280 $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 7 17 2.43 2 7 0 11.76% 52.94% $146,459 $8,615 $20,923 0 0
Bessie Sue Nichols 1 10 10 0 0 1 0% 10% $1,430 $143 $1,430 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
Bessie Sue Nichols 2 8 4 0 0 0 0% 0% $405 $51 $203 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
Bessie Sue Nichols 2 5 2.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $450 $90 $225 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
Bessie Sue Nichols 2 4 2 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 $22,031
Michael Puhich 25 63 2.52 12 10 10 19.05% 50.79% $175,617 $2,788 $7,025 0 1
Bessie Sue Nichols 7 39 5.57 2 2 3 5.13% 17.95% $11,445 $293 $1,635 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
Bessie Sue Nichols 9 41 4.56 1 4 4 2.44% 21.95% $10,718 $261 $1,191 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
Bessie Sue Nichols 13 64 4.92 3 4 4 4.69% 17.19% $16,543 $258 $1,273 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
Bessie Sue Nichols 15 75 5 1 10 10 1.33% 28% $16,958 $226 $1,131 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
Bessie Sue Nichols 19 63 3.32 0 4 3 0% 11.11% $9,206 $146 $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 $22,031
Michael Puhich 10 23 2.3 3 3 1 13.04% 30.43% $39,148 $1,702 $3,915 0 0
Bessie Sue Nichols 9 54 6 2 5 8 3.7% 27.78% $16,976 $314 $1,886 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
Bessie Sue Nichols 15 87 5.8 4 4 6 4.6% 16.09% $25,843 $297 $1,723 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
Bessie Sue Nichols 8 68 8.5 0 3 11 0% 20.59% $12,678 $186 $1,585 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
Bessie Sue Nichols 5 28 5.6 0 2 2 0% 14.29% $3,758 $134 $752 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
Bessie Sue Nichols 2 5 2.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $220 $44 $110 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
Bessie Sue Nichols 2 4 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $120 $30 $60 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
Bessie Sue Nichols 1 3 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $133 $44 $133 0 0