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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
John W. Sadler 106 321 3.03 59 62 42 18.38% 50.78% $4,558,274 $14,200 $43,003 3 8
Dennis Van Meter 7 26 3.71 2 4 5 7.69% 42.31% $33,841 $1,302 $4,834 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
John W. Sadler 128 383 2.99 55 62 67 14.36% 48.04% $3,722,173 $9,718 $29,079 3 10
Dennis Van Meter 12 56 4.67 7 7 8 12.5% 39.29% $82,341 $1,470 $6,862 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
John W. Sadler 126 418 3.32 68 65 58 16.27% 45.69% $8,959,895 $21,435 $71,110 9 14
Dennis Van Meter 13 72 5.54 10 7 8 13.89% 34.72% $121,238 $1,684 $9,326 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
John W. Sadler 133 415 3.12 81 54 64 19.52% 47.95% $6,227,005 $15,005 $46,820 7 14
Dennis Van Meter 26 116 4.46 17 13 14 14.66% 37.93% $167,401 $1,443 $6,439 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
John W. Sadler 140 398 2.84 55 74 63 13.82% 48.24% $4,071,280 $10,229 $29,081 4 7
Dennis Van Meter 7 32 4.57 8 6 1 25% 46.88% $70,151 $2,192 $10,022 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
John W. Sadler 110 378 3.44 83 61 57 21.96% 53.17% $8,358,593 $22,113 $75,987 13 20
Dennis Van Meter 5 28 5.6 1 4 3 3.57% 28.57% $20,689 $739 $4,138 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 $22,031
John W. Sadler 116 415 3.58 59 64 63 14.22% 44.82% $8,914,045 $21,480 $76,845 15 19
Dennis Van Meter 6 40 6.67 4 4 3 10% 27.5% $34,466 $862 $5,744 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
John W. Sadler 87 343 3.94 51 60 49 14.87% 46.65% $3,787,684 $11,043 $43,537 5 9
Dennis Van Meter 5 33 6.6 6 5 10 18.18% 63.64% $39,122 $1,186 $7,824 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
John W. Sadler 80 310 3.88 51 41 48 16.45% 45.16% $3,742,897 $12,074 $46,786 6 12
Dennis Van Meter 5 30 6 3 4 5 10% 40% $24,274 $809 $4,855 0 0