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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
Linda Simon 4 11 2.75 1 0 1 9.09% 18.18% $20,168 $1,833 $5,042 0 0
Al Cates 20 54 2.7 9 5 4 16.67% 33.33% $233,702 $4,328 $11,685 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
Linda Simon 4 23 5.75 1 1 0 4.35% 8.7% $63,195 $2,748 $15,799 0 0
Al Cates 28 95 3.39 10 12 10 10.53% 33.68% $332,921 $3,504 $11,890 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
Linda Simon 13 34 2.62 3 3 3 8.82% 26.47% $123,756 $3,640 $9,520 0 1
Al Cates 21 79 3.76 11 12 8 13.92% 39.24% $427,869 $5,416 $20,375 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
Linda Simon 6 20 3.33 0 2 2 0% 20% $51,815 $2,591 $8,636 0 0
Al Cates 25 90 3.6 11 15 12 12.22% 42.22% $357,625 $3,974 $14,305 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
Linda Simon 5 23 4.6 0 1 0 0% 4.35% $12,123 $527 $2,425 0 0
Al Cates 24 84 3.5 18 8 10 21.43% 42.86% $418,859 $4,986 $17,452 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
Linda Simon 4 15 3.75 1 0 4 6.67% 33.33% $43,960 $2,931 $10,990 0 0
Al Cates 31 94 3.03 7 9 11 7.45% 28.72% $129,466 $1,377 $4,176 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
Linda Simon 4 27 6.75 1 1 6 3.7% 29.63% $52,422 $1,942 $13,106 0 0
Al Cates 27 129 4.78 21 19 21 16.28% 47.29% $302,513 $2,345 $11,204 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
Linda Simon 4 25 6.25 0 2 1 0% 12% $23,334 $933 $5,834 0 0
Al Cates 27 102 3.78 16 13 10 15.69% 38.24% $300,875 $2,950 $11,144 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
Linda Simon 4 42 10.5 1 2 2 2.38% 11.9% $40,429 $963 $10,107 0 0
Al Cates 24 101 4.21 15 19 16 14.85% 49.5% $393,329 $3,894 $16,389 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
Linda Simon 4 21 5.25 3 0 3 14.29% 28.57% $82,191 $3,914 $20,548 0 0
Al Cates 25 89 3.56 17 15 10 19.1% 47.19% $357,477 $4,017 $14,299 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Linda Simon 5 27 5.4 0 1 5 0% 22.22% $28,954 $1,072 $5,791 0 0
Al Cates 26 123 4.73 26 28 12 21.14% 53.66% $636,514 $5,175 $24,481 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Linda Simon 5 27 5.4 0 1 2 0% 11.11% $19,544 $724 $3,909 0 0
Al Cates 25 102 4.08 21 20 16 20.59% 55.88% $582,857 $5,714 $23,314 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Linda Simon 5 22 4.4 0 1 1 0% 9.09% $13,620 $619 $2,724 0 0
Al Cates 25 102 4.08 14 18 17 13.73% 48.04% $299,518 $2,936 $11,981 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
Linda Simon 5 16 3.2 0 1 2 0% 18.75% $9,805 $613 $1,961 0 0
Al Cates 24 111 4.63 22 17 14 19.82% 47.75% $353,868 $3,188 $14,745 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
Linda Simon 5 20 4 0 2 1 0% 15% $29,105 $1,455 $5,821 0 0
Al Cates 21 84 4 17 13 16 20.24% 54.76% $405,134 $4,823 $19,292 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
Linda Simon 4 15 3.75 0 0 2 0% 13.33% $17,776 $1,185 $4,444 0 0
Al Cates 20 68 3.4 6 10 8 8.82% 35.29% $150,638 $2,215 $7,532 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
Linda Simon 3 18 6 0 1 2 0% 16.67% $11,455 $636 $3,818 0 0
Al Cates 12 42 3.5 9 5 7 21.43% 50% $128,424 $3,058 $10,702 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
Linda Simon 7 21 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $4,370 $208 $624 0 0
Al Cates 9 35 3.89 2 0 5 5.71% 20% $26,703 $763 $2,967 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
Linda Simon 9 58 6.44 1 1 2 1.72% 6.9% $54,380 $938 $6,042 0 0
Al Cates 9 40 4.44 4 4 8 10% 40% $58,480 $1,462 $6,498 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
Linda Simon 9 30 3.33 1 1 1 3.33% 10% $30,415 $1,014 $3,379 0 0
Al Cates 6 38 6.33 2 4 6 5.26% 31.58% $51,788 $1,363 $8,631 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
Linda Simon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Al Cates 4 29 7.25 2 3 2 6.9% 24.14% $24,331 $839 $6,083 0 0