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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
Carla Gaines 36 82 2.28 11 16 10 13.41% 45.12% $855,650 $10,435 $23,768 0 1
David Nicholson 11 29 2.64 7 3 5 24.14% 51.72% $94,445 $3,257 $8,586 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
Carla Gaines 44 161 3.66 24 16 24 14.91% 39.75% $1,364,268 $8,474 $31,006 0 0
David Nicholson 14 53 3.79 8 9 11 15.09% 52.83% $109,328 $2,063 $7,809 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
Carla Gaines 50 183 3.66 18 24 31 9.84% 39.89% $1,256,698 $6,867 $25,134 0 1
David Nicholson 13 50 3.85 7 3 10 14% 40% $99,053 $1,981 $7,619 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
Carla Gaines 52 172 3.31 23 25 23 13.37% 41.28% $2,115,634 $12,300 $40,685 4 6
David Nicholson 11 57 5.18 6 6 9 10.53% 36.84% $91,566 $1,606 $8,324 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
Carla Gaines 44 169 3.84 25 29 20 14.79% 43.79% $1,726,972 $10,219 $39,249 0 0
David Nicholson 13 69 5.31 12 10 9 17.39% 44.93% $148,172 $2,147 $11,398 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
Carla Gaines 42 174 4.14 20 31 17 11.49% 39.08% $1,476,678 $8,487 $35,159 0 2
David Nicholson 9 31 3.44 5 11 7 16.13% 74.19% $98,850 $3,189 $10,983 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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Carla Gaines 45 134 2.98 17 16 22 12.69% 41.04% $1,079,712 $8,058 $23,994 0 2
David Nicholson 5 17 3.4 5 1 1 29.41% 41.18% $49,145 $2,891 $9,829 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
Carla Gaines 38 115 3.03 14 21 13 12.17% 41.74% $1,164,994 $10,130 $30,658 1 2
David Nicholson 5 27 5.4 4 5 4 14.81% 48.15% $47,689 $1,766 $9,538 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
Carla Gaines 36 134 3.72 12 16 15 8.96% 32.09% $661,967 $4,940 $18,388 0 0
David Nicholson 4 17 4.25 1 1 4 5.88% 35.29% $22,619 $1,331 $5,655 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
Carla Gaines 43 131 3.05 11 13 23 8.4% 35.88% $821,543 $6,271 $19,106 1 1
David Nicholson 3 22 7.33 2 6 3 9.09% 50% $60,871 $2,767 $20,290 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
Carla Gaines 47 141 3 16 13 20 11.35% 34.75% $1,312,471 $9,308 $27,925 3 5
David Nicholson 7 28 4 7 4 4 25% 53.57% $120,736 $4,312 $17,248 0 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 $22,031
Carla Gaines 45 162 3.6 17 19 22 10.49% 35.8% $1,389,557 $8,578 $30,879 1 3
David Nicholson 4 14 3.5 2 2 5 14.29% 64.29% $26,083 $1,863 $6,521 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
Carla Gaines 48 145 3.02 20 20 17 13.79% 39.31% $1,568,060 $10,814 $32,668 4 5
David Nicholson 6 20 3.33 3 1 5 15% 45% $28,934 $1,447 $4,822 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
Carla Gaines 50 141 2.82 23 23 22 16.31% 48.23% $1,381,290 $9,796 $27,626 1 3
David Nicholson 1 4 4 2 1 0 50% 75% $17,252 $4,313 $17,252 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
Carla Gaines 42 158 3.76 35 23 17 22.15% 47.47% $1,851,643 $11,719 $44,087 3 5
David Nicholson 5 25 5 0 1 9 0% 40% $11,194 $448 $2,239 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
Carla Gaines 60 180 3 34 24 20 18.89% 43.33% $1,293,956 $7,189 $21,566 1 1
David Nicholson 5 19 3.8 4 5 2 21.05% 57.89% $30,284 $1,594 $6,057 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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Carla Gaines 58 189 3.26 28 23 34 14.81% 44.97% $2,568,891 $13,592 $44,291 2 7
David Nicholson 11 38 3.45 2 5 2 5.26% 23.68% $62,337 $1,640 $5,667 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
Carla Gaines 60 193 3.22 42 29 33 21.76% 53.89% $2,572,360 $13,328 $42,873 3 9
David Nicholson 14 70 5 11 11 6 15.71% 40% $129,292 $1,847 $9,235 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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Carla Gaines 53 160 3.02 30 22 14 18.75% 41.25% $2,114,481 $13,216 $39,896 4 6
David Nicholson 10 43 4.3 5 3 3 11.63% 25.58% $53,545 $1,245 $5,355 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
Carla Gaines 45 154 3.42 42 19 18 27.27% 51.3% $1,689,120 $10,968 $37,536 4 9
David Nicholson 12 57 4.75 8 6 6 14.04% 35.09% $92,232 $1,618 $7,686 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
Carla Gaines 39 139 3.56 16 27 13 11.51% 40.29% $623,391 $4,485 $15,984 0 0
David Nicholson 20 98 4.9 14 19 13 14.29% 46.94% $158,323 $1,616 $7,916 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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Carla Gaines 46 152 3.3 18 25 15 11.84% 38.16% $813,609 $5,353 $17,687 0 2
David Nicholson 20 76 3.8 13 6 9 17.11% 36.84% $176,033 $2,316 $8,802 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
Carla Gaines 38 159 4.18 23 32 20 14.47% 47.17% $1,094,952 $6,886 $28,815 0 0
David Nicholson 23 106 4.61 11 19 17 10.38% 44.34% $185,608 $1,751 $8,070 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
Carla Gaines 38 126 3.32 21 19 19 16.67% 46.83% $1,182,320 $9,383 $31,114 0 5
David Nicholson 19 88 4.63 16 17 10 18.18% 48.86% $249,753 $2,838 $13,145 0 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 $22,031
Carla Gaines 38 119 3.13 19 12 13 15.97% 36.97% $873,470 $7,340 $22,986 0 3
David Nicholson 17 100 5.88 22 12 12 22% 46% $238,393 $2,384 $14,023 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
Carla Gaines 40 124 3.1 30 17 15 24.19% 50% $1,028,389 $8,293 $25,710 0 2
David Nicholson 20 83 4.15 14 10 8 16.87% 38.55% $83,107 $1,001 $4,155 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
Carla Gaines 39 118 3.03 25 16 16 21.19% 48.31% $1,040,950 $8,822 $26,691 1 2
David Nicholson 18 105 5.83 12 11 13 11.43% 34.29% $77,876 $742 $4,326 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
Carla Gaines 34 97 2.85 20 17 11 20.62% 49.48% $622,478 $6,417 $18,308 0 2
David Nicholson 27 168 6.22 20 28 26 11.9% 44.05% $158,604 $944 $5,874 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
Carla Gaines 28 97 3.46 21 22 1 21.65% 45.36% $715,161 $7,373 $25,541 1 2
David Nicholson 22 115 5.23 24 24 13 20.87% 53.04% $138,602 $1,205 $6,300 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
Carla Gaines 21 96 4.57 19 22 11 19.79% 54.17% $335,003 $3,490 $15,953 0 0
David Nicholson 15 81 5.4 17 9 13 20.99% 48.15% $85,381 $1,054 $5,692 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
Carla Gaines 34 115 3.38 17 15 26 14.78% 50.43% $198,906 $1,730 $5,850 0 0
David Nicholson 13 67 5.15 10 14 10 14.93% 50.75% $57,280 $855 $4,406 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
Carla Gaines 40 130 3.25 15 11 15 11.54% 31.54% $154,639 $1,190 $3,866 0 0
David Nicholson 11 49 4.45 5 6 4 10.2% 30.61% $28,310 $578 $2,574 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
Carla Gaines 36 113 3.14 24 14 16 21.24% 47.79% $210,078 $1,859 $5,836 0 2
David Nicholson 12 71 5.92 10 9 14 14.08% 46.48% $40,915 $576 $3,410 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
Carla Gaines 27 88 3.26 15 7 13 17.05% 39.77% $112,953 $1,284 $4,183 0 0
David Nicholson 12 91 7.58 15 17 15 16.48% 51.65% $61,036 $671 $5,086 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
Carla Gaines 37 124 3.35 17 16 16 13.71% 39.52% $136,211 $1,098 $3,681 0 0
David Nicholson 9 58 6.44 11 9 6 18.97% 44.83% $41,315 $712 $4,591 0 0