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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 $22,028
Bennie L. Woolley, Jr. 17 21 1.24 1 1 1 4.76% 14.29% $15,304 $729 $900 0 0
Giovanni Merced 23 27 1.17 9 5 6 33.33% 74.07% $48,966 $1,814 $2,129 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 $22,028
Bennie L. Woolley, Jr. 39 170 4.36 22 23 26 12.94% 41.76% $318,638 $1,874 $8,170 0 0
Giovanni Merced 56 226 4.04 43 41 33 19.03% 51.77% $330,328 $1,462 $5,899 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 $22,028
Bennie L. Woolley, Jr. 38 190 5 22 30 27 11.58% 41.58% $542,835 $2,857 $14,285 0 0
Giovanni Merced 36 137 3.81 35 18 16 25.55% 50.36% $264,964 $1,934 $7,360 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 $22,028
Bennie L. Woolley, Jr. 44 263 5.98 41 41 36 15.59% 44.87% $676,476 $2,572 $15,374 0 0
Giovanni Merced 53 155 2.92 24 32 22 15.48% 50.32% $241,386 $1,557 $4,554 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 $22,028
Bennie L. Woolley, Jr. 51 213 4.18 30 26 26 14.08% 38.5% $554,740 $2,604 $10,877 0 0
Giovanni Merced 51 124 2.43 20 19 17 16.13% 45.16% $186,249 $1,502 $3,652 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 $22,028
Bennie L. Woolley, Jr. 61 280 4.59 28 43 58 10% 46.07% $617,911 $2,207 $10,130 0 0
Giovanni Merced 24 67 2.79 16 10 6 23.88% 47.76% $206,310 $3,079 $8,596 2 2

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 $22,028
Bennie L. Woolley, Jr. 35 142 4.06 18 13 15 12.68% 32.39% $264,628 $1,864 $7,561 0 0
Giovanni Merced 1 5 5 0 0 0 0% 0% $840 $168 $840 0 0