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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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Timothy J. Smylie 8 35 4.38 3 3 2 8.57% 22.86% $84,310 $2,409 $10,539 0 0
M. L. Pierce 12 36 3 12 5 6 33.33% 63.89% $117,906 $3,275 $9,826 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Timothy J. Smylie 13 57 4.38 3 10 9 5.26% 38.6% $147,355 $2,585 $11,335 0 0
M. L. Pierce 2 2 1 1 0 0 50% 50% $9,480 $4,740 $4,740 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Timothy J. Smylie 12 53 4.42 5 6 6 9.43% 32.08% $213,066 $4,020 $17,756 0 0
M. L. Pierce 25 101 4.04 8 18 17 7.92% 42.57% $150,676 $1,492 $6,027 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Timothy J. Smylie 7 45 6.43 3 10 4 6.67% 37.78% $228,870 $5,086 $32,696 0 0
M. L. Pierce 34 93 2.74 14 16 13 15.05% 46.24% $175,236 $1,884 $5,154 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Timothy J. Smylie 16 53 3.31 6 11 3 11.32% 37.74% $183,967 $3,471 $11,498 0 0
M. L. Pierce 35 99 2.83 15 16 10 15.15% 41.41% $189,864 $1,918 $5,425 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Timothy J. Smylie 9 45 5 4 4 4 8.89% 26.67% $92,358 $2,052 $10,262 0 0
M. L. Pierce 12 35 2.92 4 4 7 11.43% 42.86% $36,342 $1,038 $3,029 0 0