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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
John Staples 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,828 $2,828 $2,828 0 0
Paul Melancon 5 16 3.2 0 0 0 0% 0% $3,792 $237 $758 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
John Staples 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Paul Melancon 7 44 6.29 3 4 7 6.82% 31.82% $46,290 $1,052 $6,613 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
John Staples 1 9 9 1 1 1 11.11% 33.33% $24,375 $2,708 $24,375 0 0
Paul Melancon 5 18 3.6 2 4 7 11.11% 72.22% $49,705 $2,761 $9,941 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
John Staples 1 9 9 1 1 1 11.11% 33.33% $39,180 $4,353 $39,180 0 0
Paul Melancon 13 50 3.85 4 8 8 8% 40% $93,944 $1,879 $7,226 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
John Staples 2 7 3.5 0 2 2 0% 57.14% $31,410 $4,487 $15,705 0 0
Paul Melancon 8 34 4.25 3 1 5 8.82% 26.47% $60,864 $1,790 $7,608 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
John Staples 1 6 6 1 0 0 16.67% 16.67% $34,745 $5,791 $34,745 0 0
Paul Melancon 11 40 3.64 2 5 6 5% 32.5% $61,166 $1,529 $5,561 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
John Staples 2 14 7 1 3 4 7.14% 57.14% $19,761 $1,412 $9,881 0 0
Paul Melancon 11 38 3.45 2 1 8 5.26% 28.95% $50,652 $1,333 $4,605 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
John Staples 2 7 3.5 2 2 1 28.57% 71.43% $20,273 $2,896 $10,137 0 0
Paul Melancon 9 41 4.56 5 2 4 12.2% 26.83% $84,080 $2,051 $9,342 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
John Staples 1 8 8 1 0 2 12.5% 37.5% $26,075 $3,259 $26,075 0 0
Paul Melancon 9 39 4.33 1 7 4 2.56% 30.77% $69,245 $1,776 $7,694 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
John Staples 1 8 8 1 1 0 12.5% 25% $37,616 $4,702 $37,616 0 0
Paul Melancon 10 39 3.9 3 0 4 7.69% 17.95% $33,940 $870 $3,394 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
John Staples 1 2 2 1 0 0 50% 50% $27,059 $13,530 $27,059 0 0
Paul Melancon 13 74 5.69 6 6 6 8.11% 24.32% $85,090 $1,150 $6,545 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
John Staples 1 4 4 0 1 0 0% 25% $17,515 $4,379 $17,515 0 0
Paul Melancon 8 27 3.38 1 2 1 3.7% 14.81% $20,480 $759 $2,560 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
John Staples 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Paul Melancon 8 33 4.13 2 5 4 6.06% 33.33% $42,843 $1,298 $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
John Staples 2 7 3.5 1 0 0 14.29% 14.29% $46,002 $6,572 $23,001 0 0
Paul Melancon 6 17 2.83 1 4 2 5.88% 41.18% $29,920 $1,760 $4,987 0 0