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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
Edward Plesa, Jr. 33 113 3.42 17 13 19 15.04% 43.36% $858,507 $7,597 $26,015 0 0
Marissa Black 54 190 3.52 37 30 30 19.47% 51.05% $417,880 $2,199 $7,739 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
Edward Plesa, Jr. 31 132 4.26 25 23 17 18.94% 49.24% $1,278,701 $9,687 $41,248 0 3
Marissa Black 40 177 4.43 25 28 22 14.12% 42.37% $279,969 $1,582 $6,999 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
Edward Plesa, Jr. 39 169 4.33 33 30 17 19.53% 47.34% $1,415,660 $8,377 $36,299 0 3
Marissa Black 47 203 4.32 28 36 27 13.79% 44.83% $325,690 $1,604 $6,930 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
Edward Plesa, Jr. 33 158 4.79 27 29 25 17.09% 51.27% $1,100,643 $6,966 $33,353 1 2
Marissa Black 40 162 4.05 27 18 23 16.67% 41.98% $335,969 $2,074 $8,399 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
Edward Plesa, Jr. 45 165 3.67 24 15 21 14.55% 36.36% $791,475 $4,797 $17,588 0 0
Marissa Black 44 159 3.61 24 18 28 15.09% 44.03% $232,896 $1,465 $5,293 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
Edward Plesa, Jr. 42 162 3.86 30 25 14 18.52% 42.59% $987,697 $6,097 $23,517 0 3
Marissa Black 39 162 4.15 25 27 23 15.43% 46.3% $325,548 $2,010 $8,347 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
Edward Plesa, Jr. 43 152 3.53 28 19 22 18.42% 45.39% $1,102,552 $7,254 $25,641 0 6
Marissa Black 37 115 3.11 14 11 13 12.17% 33.04% $143,347 $1,246 $3,874 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
Edward Plesa, Jr. 57 229 4.02 29 35 44 12.66% 47.16% $1,164,170 $5,084 $20,424 0 1
Marissa Black 21 76 3.62 5 11 14 6.58% 39.47% $82,985 $1,092 $3,952 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
Edward Plesa, Jr. 79 292 3.7 44 47 46 15.07% 46.92% $1,877,755 $6,431 $23,769 1 3
Marissa Black 25 76 3.04 13 11 12 17.11% 47.37% $96,614 $1,271 $3,865 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
Edward Plesa, Jr. 74 268 3.62 37 37 35 13.81% 40.67% $1,643,567 $6,133 $22,210 1 4
Marissa Black 8 22 2.75 6 2 2 27.27% 45.45% $45,628 $2,074 $5,704 0 0