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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
Rick Creel 1 7 7 1 2 0 14.29% 42.86% $22,223 $3,175 $22,223 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 4 13 3.25 0 0 1 0% 7.69% $3,096 $238 $774 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
Rick Creel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 5 15 3 1 1 3 6.67% 33.33% $29,586 $1,972 $5,917 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
Rick Creel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 10 34 3.4 4 3 4 11.76% 32.35% $54,532 $1,604 $5,453 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
Rick Creel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 5 19 3.8 1 1 2 5.26% 21.05% $15,957 $840 $3,191 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
Rick Creel 8 10 1.25 0 1 0 0% 10% $4,525 $453 $566 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 2 10 5 1 1 2 10% 40% $9,006 $901 $4,503 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
Rick Creel 44 151 3.43 4 6 14 2.65% 15.89% $111,471 $738 $2,533 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 5 16 3.2 0 2 0 0% 12.5% $9,608 $601 $1,922 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
Rick Creel 43 144 3.35 4 7 11 2.78% 15.28% $140,622 $977 $3,270 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 16 89 5.56 6 12 7 6.74% 28.09% $115,387 $1,296 $7,212 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
Rick Creel 28 99 3.54 6 7 11 6.06% 24.24% $112,408 $1,135 $4,015 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 15 50 3.33 2 2 6 4% 20% $34,812 $696 $2,321 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
Rick Creel 11 32 2.91 0 2 6 0% 25% $29,945 $936 $2,722 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 8 39 4.88 4 3 6 10.26% 33.33% $86,595 $2,220 $10,824 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
Rick Creel 11 26 2.36 1 1 1 3.85% 11.54% $14,982 $576 $1,362 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 3 10 3.33 1 4 1 10% 60% $38,160 $3,816 $12,720 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
Rick Creel 22 42 1.91 2 1 2 4.76% 11.9% $27,550 $656 $1,252 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 4 13 3.25 0 1 1 0% 15.38% $7,957 $612 $1,989 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
Rick Creel 6 17 2.83 2 1 0 11.76% 17.65% $16,228 $955 $2,705 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $85 $85 $85 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
Rick Creel 5 30 6 4 3 3 13.33% 33.33% $60,424 $2,014 $12,085 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $188 $188 $188 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
Rick Creel 6 22 3.67 0 3 2 0% 22.73% $12,110 $550 $2,018 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 25 120 4.8 11 14 9 9.17% 28.33% $110,836 $924 $4,433 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
Rick Creel 6 26 4.33 0 2 2 0% 15.38% $11,834 $455 $1,972 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 19 100 5.26 7 9 15 7% 31% $155,409 $1,554 $8,179 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
Rick Creel 13 50 3.85 4 1 2 8% 14% $35,715 $714 $2,747 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 18 62 3.44 7 8 10 11.29% 40.32% $119,394 $1,926 $6,633 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
Rick Creel 8 36 4.5 4 4 3 11.11% 30.56% $100,837 $2,801 $12,605 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 6 22 3.67 1 1 1 4.55% 13.64% $28,872 $1,312 $4,812 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
Rick Creel 6 17 2.83 0 1 3 0% 23.53% $9,844 $579 $1,641 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 3 3 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $272 $91 $91 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
Rick Creel 4 23 5.75 2 3 3 8.7% 34.78% $24,113 $1,048 $6,028 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 10 28 2.8 3 3 2 10.71% 28.57% $22,727 $812 $2,273 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
Rick Creel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 16 82 5.13 15 11 11 18.29% 45.12% $131,476 $1,603 $8,217 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
Rick Creel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 25 116 4.64 18 14 14 15.52% 39.66% $136,517 $1,177 $5,461 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
Rick Creel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 18 101 5.61 15 23 13 14.85% 50.5% $137,303 $1,359 $7,628 0 1

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
Rick Creel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 12 38 3.17 3 5 5 7.89% 34.21% $34,412 $906 $2,868 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
Rick Creel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 7 28 4 4 6 4 14.29% 50% $36,882 $1,317 $5,269 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
Rick Creel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 6 16 2.67 2 3 1 12.5% 37.5% $22,439 $1,402 $3,740 0 0