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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 R. Whitelaw 1 5 5 0 0 0 0% 0% $3,442 $688 $3,442 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 4 8 2 3 2 2 37.5% 87.5% $50,388 $6,299 $12,597 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 R. Whitelaw 6 26 4.33 2 3 6 7.69% 42.31% $51,850 $1,994 $8,642 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 1 11 11 2 4 2 18.18% 72.73% $52,313 $4,756 $52,313 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 R. Whitelaw 13 59 4.54 3 11 4 5.08% 30.51% $230,434 $3,906 $17,726 0 1
D. Kelly Ackerman 12 31 2.58 9 7 2 29.03% 58.06% $120,074 $3,873 $10,006 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 R. Whitelaw 12 69 5.75 4 5 11 5.8% 28.99% $168,145 $2,437 $14,012 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 15 47 3.13 13 12 1 27.66% 55.32% $157,320 $3,347 $10,488 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 R. Whitelaw 10 85 8.5 10 13 7 11.76% 35.29% $230,961 $2,717 $23,096 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 19 55 2.89 11 9 5 20% 45.45% $182,082 $3,311 $9,583 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 $22,031
Michael R. Whitelaw 11 73 6.64 6 14 8 8.22% 38.36% $195,508 $2,678 $17,773 0 1
D. Kelly Ackerman 15 87 5.8 14 17 14 16.09% 51.72% $168,525 $1,937 $11,235 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 $22,031
Michael R. Whitelaw 11 38 3.45 2 4 8 5.26% 36.84% $81,935 $2,156 $7,449 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 22 68 3.09 14 11 5 20.59% 44.12% $177,760 $2,614 $8,080 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 R. Whitelaw 11 47 4.27 6 7 4 12.77% 36.17% $115,581 $2,459 $10,507 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 23 59 2.57 10 9 10 16.95% 49.15% $135,420 $2,295 $5,888 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 R. Whitelaw 15 69 4.6 12 8 7 17.39% 39.13% $152,223 $2,206 $10,148 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 17 47 2.76 13 6 3 27.66% 46.81% $142,813 $3,039 $8,401 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 R. Whitelaw 14 86 6.14 11 11 10 12.79% 37.21% $148,339 $1,725 $10,596 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 18 47 2.61 4 7 5 8.51% 34.04% $136,963 $2,914 $7,609 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 R. Whitelaw 21 86 4.1 9 9 9 10.47% 31.4% $129,158 $1,502 $6,150 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 15 40 2.67 6 12 3 15% 52.5% $133,372 $3,334 $8,891 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 R. Whitelaw 19 97 5.11 10 16 10 10.31% 37.11% $186,973 $1,928 $9,841 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 21 65 3.1 9 4 6 13.85% 29.23% $116,426 $1,791 $5,544 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 R. Whitelaw 19 96 5.05 9 9 16 9.38% 35.42% $128,975 $1,343 $6,788 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 20 60 3 10 8 7 16.67% 41.67% $163,082 $2,718 $8,154 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 R. Whitelaw 16 113 7.06 8 11 15 7.08% 30.09% $104,581 $925 $6,536 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 29 98 3.38 18 18 12 18.37% 48.98% $196,232 $2,002 $6,767 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 R. Whitelaw 15 74 4.93 3 7 7 4.05% 22.97% $69,865 $944 $4,658 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 28 110 3.93 13 15 18 11.82% 41.82% $232,425 $2,113 $8,301 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 $22,031
Michael R. Whitelaw 10 49 4.9 3 7 12 6.12% 44.9% $60,240 $1,229 $6,024 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 43 169 3.93 32 28 18 18.93% 46.15% $394,285 $2,333 $9,169 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 R. Whitelaw 4 11 2.75 1 0 1 9.09% 18.18% $7,115 $647 $1,779 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 47 177 3.77 39 29 29 22.03% 54.8% $580,443 $3,279 $12,350 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 R. Whitelaw 5 9 1.8 1 0 0 11.11% 11.11% $7,730 $859 $1,546 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 43 161 3.74 42 28 20 26.09% 55.9% $671,326 $4,170 $15,612 0 3

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 R. Whitelaw 2 7 3.5 3 1 0 42.86% 57.14% $21,090 $3,013 $10,545 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 37 107 2.89 28 19 14 26.17% 57.01% $326,547 $3,052 $8,826 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 $22,031
Michael R. Whitelaw 2 5 2.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $138 $28 $69 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 36 134 3.72 28 18 20 20.9% 49.25% $263,553 $1,967 $7,321 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 R. Whitelaw 7 29 4.14 2 3 3 6.9% 27.59% $17,991 $620 $2,570 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 32 97 3.03 20 16 10 20.62% 47.42% $217,781 $2,245 $6,806 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 R. Whitelaw 6 34 5.67 4 3 5 11.76% 35.29% $35,659 $1,049 $5,943 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 26 103 3.96 23 15 12 22.33% 48.54% $201,933 $1,961 $7,767 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 R. Whitelaw 5 19 3.8 1 0 2 5.26% 15.79% $10,360 $545 $2,072 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 26 94 3.62 22 16 14 23.4% 55.32% $284,329 $3,025 $10,936 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 $22,031
Michael R. Whitelaw 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 27 105 3.89 31 16 10 29.52% 54.29% $296,698 $2,826 $10,989 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 R. Whitelaw 1 4 4 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 31 105 3.39 24 20 7 22.86% 48.57% $266,512 $2,538 $8,597 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 R. Whitelaw 1 3 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 25 106 4.24 20 22 8 18.87% 47.17% $215,747 $2,035 $8,630 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 R. Whitelaw 2 6 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $300 $50 $150 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 27 123 4.56 15 16 17 12.2% 39.02% $149,934 $1,219 $5,553 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 R. Whitelaw 19 82 4.32 7 7 6 8.54% 24.39% $35,746 $436 $1,881 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 15 100 6.67 10 14 9 10% 33% $81,113 $811 $5,408 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 R. Whitelaw 10 39 3.9 4 5 1 10.26% 25.64% $24,315 $623 $2,432 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 14 99 7.07 9 7 21 9.09% 37.37% $59,892 $605 $4,278 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 R. Whitelaw 11 30 2.73 1 5 2 3.33% 26.67% $8,661 $289 $787 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 11 67 6.09 15 10 8 22.39% 49.25% $63,990 $955 $5,817 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 R. Whitelaw 9 42 4.67 3 3 4 7.14% 23.81% $17,594 $419 $1,955 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 14 106 7.57 17 16 14 16.04% 44.34% $70,048 $661 $5,003 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 R. Whitelaw 8 27 3.38 0 1 1 0% 7.41% $2,860 $106 $358 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 12 78 6.5 14 14 19 17.95% 60.26% $67,159 $861 $5,597 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 R. Whitelaw 7 43 6.14 5 3 4 11.63% 27.91% $26,436 $615 $3,777 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 16 105 6.56 10 11 9 9.52% 28.57% $57,688 $549 $3,606 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 R. Whitelaw 3 3 1 0 0 1 0% 33.33% $360 $120 $120 0 0
D. Kelly Ackerman 8 62 7.75 11 10 9 17.74% 48.39% $93,777 $1,513 $11,722 0 0