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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
James M. Watkins 32 120 3.75 24 28 27 20% 65.83% $374,666 $3,122 $11,708 0 0
Joanne Shankle 25 86 3.44 12 9 12 13.95% 38.37% $451,657 $5,252 $18,066 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
James M. Watkins 44 195 4.43 43 28 26 22.05% 49.74% $734,261 $3,765 $16,688 0 0
Joanne Shankle 23 100 4.35 18 17 15 18% 50% $602,064 $6,021 $26,177 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
James M. Watkins 42 224 5.33 48 44 28 21.43% 53.57% $830,465 $3,707 $19,773 0 0
Joanne Shankle 14 59 4.21 9 10 6 15.25% 42.37% $411,070 $6,967 $29,362 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
James M. Watkins 41 199 4.85 35 27 33 17.59% 47.74% $484,390 $2,434 $11,814 0 0
Joanne Shankle 5 19 3.8 4 1 1 21.05% 31.58% $137,104 $7,216 $27,421 0 1