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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 J. Wames 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Don R. Poteet 2 4 2 1 0 1 25% 50% $6,035 $1,509 $3,018 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 J. Wames 4 17 4.25 1 4 3 5.88% 47.06% $47,892 $2,817 $11,973 0 0
Don R. Poteet 2 2 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $484 $242 $242 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 J. Wames 5 12 2.4 3 0 2 25% 41.67% $39,681 $3,307 $7,936 0 0
Don R. Poteet 2 2 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $510 $255 $255 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 J. Wames 7 48 6.86 7 9 7 14.58% 47.92% $123,343 $2,570 $17,620 0 0
Don R. Poteet 2 5 2.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $300 $60 $150 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 J. Wames 9 45 5 2 2 6 4.44% 22.22% $53,143 $1,181 $5,905 0 0
Don R. Poteet 1 2 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
John J. Wames 11 49 4.45 5 7 11 10.2% 46.94% $161,199 $3,290 $14,654 0 0
Don R. Poteet 4 5 1.25 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,335 $267 $334 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 J. Wames 8 49 6.13 1 3 5 2.04% 18.37% $47,730 $974 $5,966 0 0
Don R. Poteet 8 26 3.25 1 0 2 3.85% 11.54% $13,405 $516 $1,676 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 J. Wames 14 59 4.21 1 7 5 1.69% 22.03% $53,265 $903 $3,805 0 0
Don R. Poteet 13 38 2.92 0 3 1 0% 10.53% $13,819 $364 $1,063 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 J. Wames 9 65 7.22 3 12 7 4.62% 33.85% $88,627 $1,363 $9,847 0 0
Don R. Poteet 11 59 5.36 1 5 3 1.69% 15.25% $38,653 $655 $3,514 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 J. Wames 9 65 7.22 3 5 16 4.62% 36.92% $71,444 $1,099 $7,938 0 0
Don R. Poteet 9 38 4.22 1 2 6 2.63% 23.68% $17,166 $452 $1,907 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 J. Wames 14 74 5.29 5 6 9 6.76% 27.03% $114,252 $1,544 $8,161 0 0
Don R. Poteet 6 36 6 1 2 3 2.78% 16.67% $16,547 $460 $2,758 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 J. Wames 13 65 5 7 3 8 10.77% 27.69% $126,160 $1,941 $9,705 0 0
Don R. Poteet 2 8 4 1 0 1 12.5% 25% $3,708 $464 $1,854 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 J. Wames 8 40 5 3 2 3 7.5% 20% $60,070 $1,502 $7,509 0 0
Don R. Poteet 4 11 2.75 0 1 0 0% 9.09% $2,750 $250 $688 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 J. Wames 6 33 5.5 5 1 2 15.15% 24.24% $105,170 $3,187 $17,528 0 0
Don R. Poteet 12 27 2.25 2 2 1 7.41% 18.52% $15,464 $573 $1,289 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 J. Wames 9 50 5.56 5 3 9 10% 34% $63,701 $1,274 $7,078 0 0
Don R. Poteet 14 45 3.21 1 2 1 2.22% 8.89% $13,422 $298 $959 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 J. Wames 8 42 5.25 6 4 4 14.29% 33.33% $64,242 $1,530 $8,030 0 0
Don R. Poteet 6 52 8.67 5 5 5 9.62% 28.85% $45,471 $874 $7,579 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 J. Wames 11 49 4.45 8 3 8 16.33% 38.78% $62,748 $1,281 $5,704 0 0
Don R. Poteet 9 38 4.22 1 10 4 2.63% 39.47% $25,312 $666 $2,812 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 J. Wames 8 38 4.75 1 0 2 2.63% 7.89% $19,926 $524 $2,491 0 0
Don R. Poteet 14 51 3.64 0 1 4 0% 9.8% $6,869 $135 $491 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 J. Wames 8 47 5.88 4 4 8 8.51% 34.04% $49,441 $1,052 $6,180 0 0
Don R. Poteet 16 56 3.5 3 4 3 5.36% 17.86% $20,428 $365 $1,277 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 J. Wames 4 26 6.5 3 3 2 11.54% 30.77% $26,920 $1,035 $6,730 0 0
Don R. Poteet 1 2 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
John J. Wames 3 11 3.67 0 1 2 0% 27.27% $2,937 $267 $979 0 0
Don R. Poteet 4 15 3.75 0 0 1 0% 6.67% $2,745 $183 $686 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 J. Wames 3 12 4 0 2 0 0% 16.67% $3,570 $298 $1,190 0 0
Don R. Poteet 4 14 3.5 1 1 1 7.14% 21.43% $7,650 $546 $1,913 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 J. Wames 3 15 5 1 0 1 6.67% 13.33% $3,684 $246 $1,228 0 0
Don R. Poteet 2 8 4 1 0 0 12.5% 12.5% $4,001 $500 $2,001 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 J. Wames 7 23 3.29 2 1 0 8.7% 13.04% $5,476 $238 $782 0 0
Don R. Poteet 1 3 3 0 0 1 0% 33.33% $780 $260 $780 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 J. Wames 4 26 6.5 4 0 2 15.38% 23.08% $13,113 $504 $3,278 0 0
Don R. Poteet 1 1 1 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
John J. Wames 18 108 6 10 10 9 9.26% 26.85% $98,736 $914 $5,485 0 0
Don R. Poteet 2 4 2 0 1 0 0% 25% $352 $88 $176 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 J. Wames 18 95 5.28 8 14 15 8.42% 38.95% $111,147 $1,170 $6,175 0 0
Don R. Poteet 4 16 4 2 1 2 12.5% 31.25% $6,031 $377 $1,508 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 J. Wames 13 115 8.85 13 12 16 11.3% 35.65% $123,066 $1,070 $9,467 0 0
Don R. Poteet 6 25 4.17 2 2 1 8% 20% $5,924 $237 $987 0 0