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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
Carla Gaines 50 183 3.66 18 24 31 9.84% 39.89% $1,256,698 $6,867 $25,134 0 1
Michael K. McDonald 9 67 7.44 7 7 8 10.45% 32.84% $288,152 $4,301 $32,017 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
Carla Gaines 52 172 3.31 23 25 23 13.37% 41.28% $2,115,634 $12,300 $40,685 4 6
Michael K. McDonald 14 74 5.29 7 6 10 9.46% 31.08% $209,763 $2,835 $14,983 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
Carla Gaines 44 169 3.84 25 29 20 14.79% 43.79% $1,726,972 $10,219 $39,249 0 0
Michael K. McDonald 18 89 4.94 12 12 13 13.48% 41.57% $346,581 $3,894 $19,255 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Carla Gaines 42 174 4.14 20 31 17 11.49% 39.08% $1,476,678 $8,487 $35,159 0 2
Michael K. McDonald 14 88 6.29 9 11 12 10.23% 36.36% $242,461 $2,755 $17,319 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
Carla Gaines 45 134 2.98 17 16 22 12.69% 41.04% $1,079,712 $8,058 $23,994 0 2
Michael K. McDonald 11 64 5.82 5 7 8 7.81% 31.25% $161,654 $2,526 $14,696 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
Carla Gaines 38 115 3.03 14 21 13 12.17% 41.74% $1,164,994 $10,130 $30,658 1 2
Michael K. McDonald 14 83 5.93 6 8 15 7.23% 34.94% $196,283 $2,365 $14,020 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
Carla Gaines 36 134 3.72 12 16 15 8.96% 32.09% $661,967 $4,940 $18,388 0 0
Michael K. McDonald 12 65 5.42 5 9 9 7.69% 35.38% $204,624 $3,148 $17,052 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
Carla Gaines 43 131 3.05 11 13 23 8.4% 35.88% $821,543 $6,271 $19,106 1 1
Michael K. McDonald 12 48 4 4 6 3 8.33% 27.08% $78,687 $1,639 $6,557 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
Carla Gaines 47 141 3 16 13 20 11.35% 34.75% $1,312,471 $9,308 $27,925 3 5
Michael K. McDonald 10 41 4.1 4 4 3 9.76% 26.83% $107,431 $2,620 $10,743 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
Carla Gaines 45 162 3.6 17 19 22 10.49% 35.8% $1,389,557 $8,578 $30,879 1 3
Michael K. McDonald 16 77 4.81 8 15 9 10.39% 41.56% $244,161 $3,171 $15,260 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
Carla Gaines 48 145 3.02 20 20 17 13.79% 39.31% $1,568,060 $10,814 $32,668 4 5
Michael K. McDonald 13 70 5.38 9 11 5 12.86% 35.71% $168,610 $2,409 $12,970 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
Carla Gaines 50 141 2.82 23 23 22 16.31% 48.23% $1,381,290 $9,796 $27,626 1 3
Michael K. McDonald 17 62 3.65 7 9 7 11.29% 37.1% $222,657 $3,591 $13,097 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
Carla Gaines 53 160 3.02 27 20 22 16.88% 43.13% $1,649,250 $10,308 $31,118 1 6
Michael K. McDonald 24 132 5.5 20 14 16 15.15% 37.88% $472,054 $3,576 $19,669 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
Carla Gaines 42 158 3.76 35 23 17 22.15% 47.47% $1,851,643 $11,719 $44,087 3 5
Michael K. McDonald 27 88 3.26 9 13 11 10.23% 37.5% $341,425 $3,880 $12,645 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
Carla Gaines 60 180 3 34 24 20 18.89% 43.33% $1,293,956 $7,189 $21,566 1 1
Michael K. McDonald 37 125 3.38 12 17 11 9.6% 32% $387,712 $3,102 $10,479 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
Carla Gaines 58 189 3.26 28 23 34 14.81% 44.97% $2,568,891 $13,592 $44,291 2 7
Michael K. McDonald 38 126 3.32 18 23 17 14.29% 46.03% $260,594 $2,068 $6,858 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
Carla Gaines 60 193 3.22 42 29 33 21.76% 53.89% $2,572,360 $13,328 $42,873 3 9
Michael K. McDonald 32 103 3.22 12 14 14 11.65% 38.83% $316,200 $3,070 $9,881 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
Carla Gaines 53 160 3.02 30 22 14 18.75% 41.25% $2,114,481 $13,216 $39,896 4 6
Michael K. McDonald 35 132 3.77 21 15 15 15.91% 38.64% $520,153 $3,941 $14,862 0 3

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
Carla Gaines 45 154 3.42 42 19 18 27.27% 51.3% $1,689,120 $10,968 $37,536 4 9
Michael K. McDonald 39 176 4.51 28 23 21 15.91% 40.91% $508,580 $2,890 $13,041 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Carla Gaines 39 139 3.56 16 27 13 11.51% 40.29% $623,391 $4,485 $15,984 0 0
Michael K. McDonald 45 187 4.16 25 22 29 13.37% 40.64% $367,557 $1,966 $8,168 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
Carla Gaines 46 152 3.3 18 25 15 11.84% 38.16% $813,609 $5,353 $17,687 0 2
Michael K. McDonald 36 149 4.14 18 25 19 12.08% 41.61% $355,998 $2,389 $9,889 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
Carla Gaines 38 159 4.18 23 32 20 14.47% 47.17% $1,094,952 $6,886 $28,815 0 0
Michael K. McDonald 38 155 4.08 20 15 17 12.9% 33.55% $287,538 $1,855 $7,567 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
Carla Gaines 38 126 3.32 21 19 19 16.67% 46.83% $1,182,320 $9,383 $31,114 0 5
Michael K. McDonald 27 149 5.52 26 17 16 17.45% 39.6% $405,783 $2,723 $15,029 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
Carla Gaines 38 119 3.13 19 12 13 15.97% 36.97% $873,470 $7,340 $22,986 0 3
Michael K. McDonald 21 112 5.33 18 23 13 16.07% 48.21% $273,682 $2,444 $13,032 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
Carla Gaines 40 124 3.1 30 17 15 24.19% 50% $1,028,389 $8,293 $25,710 0 2
Michael K. McDonald 17 106 6.24 11 4 17 10.38% 30.19% $152,634 $1,440 $8,978 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
Carla Gaines 39 118 3.03 25 16 16 21.19% 48.31% $1,040,950 $8,822 $26,691 1 2
Michael K. McDonald 12 71 5.92 9 9 14 12.68% 45.07% $119,792 $1,687 $9,983 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
Carla Gaines 34 97 2.85 20 17 11 20.62% 49.48% $622,478 $6,417 $18,308 0 2
Michael K. McDonald 15 51 3.4 3 6 8 5.88% 33.33% $65,815 $1,290 $4,388 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
Carla Gaines 28 97 3.46 21 22 1 21.65% 45.36% $715,161 $7,373 $25,541 1 2
Michael K. McDonald 16 78 4.88 11 8 13 14.1% 41.03% $185,035 $2,372 $11,565 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
Carla Gaines 21 96 4.57 19 22 11 19.79% 54.17% $335,003 $3,490 $15,953 0 0
Michael K. McDonald 8 59 7.38 13 6 5 22.03% 40.68% $226,603 $3,841 $28,325 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
Carla Gaines 34 115 3.38 17 15 26 14.78% 50.43% $198,906 $1,730 $5,850 0 0
Michael K. McDonald 17 89 5.24 11 15 12 12.36% 42.7% $203,385 $2,285 $11,964 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
Carla Gaines 40 130 3.25 15 11 15 11.54% 31.54% $154,639 $1,190 $3,866 0 0
Michael K. McDonald 15 86 5.73 12 11 10 13.95% 38.37% $130,427 $1,517 $8,695 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
Carla Gaines 36 113 3.14 24 14 16 21.24% 47.79% $210,078 $1,859 $5,836 0 2
Michael K. McDonald 17 140 8.24 14 17 16 10% 33.57% $158,292 $1,131 $9,311 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
Carla Gaines 27 88 3.26 15 7 13 17.05% 39.77% $112,953 $1,284 $4,183 0 0
Michael K. McDonald 40 187 4.68 24 28 30 12.83% 43.85% $156,637 $838 $3,916 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
Carla Gaines 37 124 3.35 17 16 16 13.71% 39.52% $136,211 $1,098 $3,681 0 0
Michael K. McDonald 19 65 3.42 3 6 6 4.62% 23.08% $34,978 $538 $1,841 0 0