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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
Mark J. Cristel 8 36 4.5 0 3 7 0% 27.78% $52,045 $1,446 $6,506 0 0
Gary Danelson 3 18 6 5 5 0 27.78% 55.56% $51,102 $2,839 $17,034 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
Mark J. Cristel 7 53 7.57 4 10 8 7.55% 41.51% $139,281 $2,628 $19,897 0 0
Gary Danelson 6 26 4.33 9 7 1 34.62% 65.38% $87,708 $3,373 $14,618 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
Mark J. Cristel 6 51 8.5 7 3 6 13.73% 31.37% $227,529 $4,461 $37,922 0 0
Gary Danelson 3 18 6 7 5 2 38.89% 77.78% $59,471 $3,304 $19,824 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
Mark J. Cristel 17 110 6.47 11 17 10 10% 34.55% $306,741 $2,789 $18,044 0 0
Gary Danelson 13 72 5.54 21 16 8 29.17% 62.5% $178,482 $2,479 $13,729 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
Mark J. Cristel 24 159 6.63 11 15 26 6.92% 32.7% $293,263 $1,844 $12,219 0 0
Gary Danelson 9 46 5.11 9 8 10 19.57% 58.7% $82,377 $1,791 $9,153 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
Mark J. Cristel 31 223 7.19 26 28 24 11.66% 34.98% $511,282 $2,293 $16,493 0 0
Gary Danelson 15 97 6.47 17 16 16 17.53% 50.52% $137,457 $1,417 $9,164 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
Mark J. Cristel 40 195 4.88 28 21 21 14.36% 35.9% $567,827 $2,912 $14,196 0 1
Gary Danelson 10 59 5.9 18 10 8 30.51% 61.02% $111,464 $1,889 $11,146 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
Mark J. Cristel 23 177 7.7 20 28 25 11.3% 41.24% $515,631 $2,913 $22,419 0 0
Gary Danelson 12 49 4.08 11 14 6 22.45% 63.27% $80,506 $1,643 $6,709 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
Mark J. Cristel 18 146 8.11 20 21 15 13.7% 38.36% $464,727 $3,183 $25,818 0 0
Gary Danelson 12 64 5.33 11 14 10 17.19% 54.69% $100,891 $1,576 $8,408 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
Mark J. Cristel 39 177 4.54 15 13 23 8.47% 28.81% $348,784 $1,971 $8,943 0 0
Gary Danelson 14 86 6.14 16 14 18 18.6% 55.81% $158,688 $1,845 $11,335 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
Mark J. Cristel 36 217 6.03 20 27 29 9.22% 35.02% $581,533 $2,680 $16,154 0 0
Gary Danelson 10 69 6.9 16 9 8 23.19% 47.83% $137,053 $1,986 $13,705 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
Mark J. Cristel 32 222 6.94 25 35 25 11.26% 38.29% $515,617 $2,323 $16,113 0 0
Gary Danelson 7 52 7.43 10 6 6 19.23% 42.31% $97,708 $1,879 $13,958 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
Mark J. Cristel 28 211 7.54 22 24 27 10.43% 34.6% $375,594 $1,780 $13,414 0 0
Gary Danelson 24 121 5.04 20 13 15 16.53% 39.67% $129,373 $1,069 $5,391 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
Mark J. Cristel 37 246 6.65 21 40 41 8.54% 41.46% $513,837 $2,089 $13,887 0 1
Gary Danelson 16 81 5.06 11 9 16 13.58% 44.44% $71,001 $877 $4,438 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
Mark J. Cristel 36 192 5.33 25 20 24 13.02% 35.94% $574,449 $2,992 $15,957 0 1
Gary Danelson 13 81 6.23 13 14 12 16.05% 48.15% $98,288 $1,213 $7,561 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Mark J. Cristel 40 239 5.98 24 36 33 10.04% 38.91% $585,381 $2,449 $14,635 0 0
Gary Danelson 20 108 5.4 11 21 25 10.19% 52.78% $137,085 $1,269 $6,854 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
Mark J. Cristel 31 191 6.16 24 25 26 12.57% 39.27% $621,683 $3,255 $20,054 0 0
Gary Danelson 23 116 5.04 14 18 13 12.07% 38.79% $95,039 $819 $4,132 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
Mark J. Cristel 38 212 5.58 19 44 26 8.96% 41.98% $566,330 $2,671 $14,903 0 0
Gary Danelson 28 169 6.04 26 25 23 15.38% 43.79% $140,194 $830 $5,007 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
Mark J. Cristel 38 188 4.95 15 22 17 7.98% 28.72% $418,590 $2,227 $11,016 0 0
Gary Danelson 28 171 6.11 29 26 31 16.96% 50.29% $244,527 $1,430 $8,733 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
Mark J. Cristel 35 182 5.2 15 15 18 8.24% 26.37% $319,940 $1,758 $9,141 0 0
Gary Danelson 31 189 6.1 55 38 27 29.1% 63.49% $417,424 $2,209 $13,465 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
Mark J. Cristel 27 153 5.67 19 20 9 12.42% 31.37% $405,442 $2,650 $15,016 0 0
Gary Danelson 27 154 5.7 19 26 32 12.34% 50% $174,858 $1,135 $6,476 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
Mark J. Cristel 34 174 5.12 17 18 18 9.77% 30.46% $403,513 $2,319 $11,868 0 0
Gary Danelson 31 174 5.61 37 44 19 21.26% 57.47% $249,132 $1,432 $8,037 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
Mark J. Cristel 31 141 4.55 20 17 14 14.18% 36.17% $414,435 $2,939 $13,369 0 0
Gary Danelson 31 189 6.1 38 29 29 20.11% 50.79% $257,283 $1,361 $8,299 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
Mark J. Cristel 31 158 5.1 17 19 16 10.76% 32.91% $298,708 $1,891 $9,636 0 0
Gary Danelson 35 163 4.66 37 27 30 22.7% 57.67% $274,549 $1,684 $7,844 0 4

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
Mark J. Cristel 25 124 4.96 13 13 14 10.48% 32.26% $261,953 $2,113 $10,478 0 0
Gary Danelson 19 120 6.32 31 16 19 25.83% 55% $174,693 $1,456 $9,194 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
Mark J. Cristel 20 136 6.8 13 24 17 9.56% 39.71% $213,457 $1,570 $10,673 0 0
Gary Danelson 20 107 5.35 25 16 17 23.36% 54.21% $83,590 $781 $4,180 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
Mark J. Cristel 20 120 6 13 19 14 10.83% 38.33% $193,536 $1,613 $9,677 0 0
Gary Danelson 18 109 6.06 27 19 16 24.77% 56.88% $90,976 $835 $5,054 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
Mark J. Cristel 25 163 6.52 15 21 23 9.2% 36.2% $204,540 $1,255 $8,182 0 0
Gary Danelson 13 69 5.31 11 16 12 15.94% 56.52% $50,186 $727 $3,860 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
Mark J. Cristel 44 274 6.23 24 25 31 8.76% 29.2% $244,268 $891 $5,552 0 0
Gary Danelson 22 118 5.36 18 23 18 15.25% 50% $67,492 $572 $3,068 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
Mark J. Cristel 72 428 5.94 43 35 34 10.05% 26.17% $350,735 $819 $4,871 0 0
Gary Danelson 19 139 7.32 27 23 17 19.42% 48.2% $83,330 $599 $4,386 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
Mark J. Cristel 88 576 6.55 67 56 82 11.63% 35.59% $513,999 $892 $5,841 0 0
Gary Danelson 16 131 8.19 22 18 15 16.79% 41.98% $66,475 $507 $4,155 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
Mark J. Cristel 101 668 6.61 95 90 82 14.22% 39.97% $595,309 $891 $5,894 0 0
Gary Danelson 23 155 6.74 19 30 33 12.26% 52.9% $62,918 $406 $2,736 0 0