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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
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 9 22 2.44 3 5 6 13.64% 63.64% $69,283 $3,149 $7,698 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
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 19 69 3.63 8 8 12 11.59% 40.58% $176,680 $2,561 $9,299 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
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 28 122 4.36 26 28 18 21.31% 59.02% $520,905 $4,270 $18,604 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
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 29 148 5.1 37 21 25 25% 56.08% $647,191 $4,373 $22,317 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
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 26 139 5.35 29 20 15 20.86% 46.04% $540,052 $3,885 $20,771 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
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 28 153 5.46 40 32 28 26.14% 65.36% $710,461 $4,644 $25,374 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 1 14.29% 28.57% $18,053 $2,579 $9,027 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 31 109 3.52 16 17 18 14.68% 46.79% $362,098 $3,322 $11,681 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
John Staples 2 14 7 1 3 4 7.14% 57.14% $19,761 $1,412 $9,881 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 20 86 4.3 11 13 11 12.79% 40.7% $244,342 $2,841 $12,217 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
John Staples 2 7 3.5 2 2 1 28.57% 71.43% $20,273 $2,896 $10,137 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 27 113 4.19 26 21 13 23.01% 53.1% $441,409 $3,906 $16,348 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
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 42 164 3.9 18 22 12 10.98% 31.71% $255,282 $1,557 $6,078 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
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 51 252 4.94 50 36 48 19.84% 53.17% $610,017 $2,421 $11,961 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
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 56 205 3.66 33 40 28 16.1% 49.27% $438,924 $2,141 $7,838 0 0