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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
Tommy C. Short 11 55 5 7 4 9 12.73% 36.36% $146,489 $2,663 $13,317 0 0
Kevin Velez 24 83 3.46 7 15 18 8.43% 48.19% $102,852 $1,239 $4,286 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
Tommy C. Short 25 173 6.92 15 22 24 8.67% 35.26% $358,065 $2,070 $14,323 0 0
Kevin Velez 34 107 3.15 14 16 19 13.08% 45.79% $106,894 $999 $3,144 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
Tommy C. Short 27 110 4.07 1 12 17 0.91% 27.27% $164,685 $1,497 $6,099 0 0
Kevin Velez 22 86 3.91 9 13 11 10.47% 38.37% $81,042 $942 $3,684 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
Tommy C. Short 38 177 4.66 16 21 18 9.04% 31.07% $405,204 $2,289 $10,663 0 0
Kevin Velez 14 67 4.79 5 7 7 7.46% 28.36% $45,284 $676 $3,235 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Tommy C. Short 33 192 5.82 24 22 23 12.5% 35.94% $387,688 $2,019 $11,748 0 0
Kevin Velez 13 43 3.31 7 4 6 16.28% 39.53% $62,380 $1,451 $4,798 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
Tommy C. Short 31 180 5.81 19 15 25 10.56% 32.78% $382,515 $2,125 $12,339 0 0
Kevin Velez 17 41 2.41 4 5 5 9.76% 34.15% $34,966 $853 $2,057 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
Tommy C. Short 28 181 6.46 22 12 24 12.15% 32.04% $321,690 $1,777 $11,489 0 0
Kevin Velez 9 24 2.67 1 0 0 4.17% 4.17% $7,416 $309 $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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Tommy C. Short 23 162 7.04 25 19 17 15.43% 37.65% $302,232 $1,866 $13,141 0 0
Kevin Velez 5 19 3.8 2 2 2 10.53% 31.58% $15,048 $792 $3,010 0 0