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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 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 5 27 5.4 3 4 4 11.11% 40.74% $76,614 $2,838 $15,323 0 0
Nirka Huertas 18 111 6.17 10 16 17 9.01% 38.74% $208,936 $1,882 $11,608 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 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 8 36 4.5 0 3 7 0% 27.78% $52,045 $1,446 $6,506 0 0
Nirka Huertas 11 70 6.36 8 17 10 11.43% 50% $191,282 $2,733 $17,389 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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 7 53 7.57 4 10 8 7.55% 41.51% $139,281 $2,628 $19,897 0 0
Nirka Huertas 21 130 6.19 15 15 17 11.54% 36.15% $271,778 $2,091 $12,942 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 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 6 51 8.5 7 3 6 13.73% 31.37% $227,529 $4,461 $37,922 0 0
Nirka Huertas 15 93 6.2 12 12 10 12.9% 36.56% $292,405 $3,144 $19,494 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 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 5 36 7.2 5 9 3 13.89% 47.22% $161,570 $4,488 $32,314 0 0
Nirka Huertas 6 36 6 7 9 3 19.44% 52.78% $139,405 $3,872 $23,234 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 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 18 146 8.11 20 21 15 13.7% 38.36% $464,727 $3,183 $25,818 0 0
Nirka Huertas 15 73 4.87 7 8 9 9.59% 32.88% $88,039 $1,206 $5,869 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 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 39 177 4.54 15 13 23 8.47% 28.81% $348,784 $1,971 $8,943 0 0
Nirka Huertas 27 122 4.52 18 22 20 14.75% 49.18% $209,438 $1,717 $7,757 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 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 36 217 6.03 20 27 29 9.22% 35.02% $581,533 $2,680 $16,154 0 0
Nirka Huertas 18 123 6.83 14 15 22 11.38% 41.46% $188,861 $1,535 $10,492 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 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 32 222 6.94 25 35 25 11.26% 38.29% $515,617 $2,323 $16,113 0 0
Nirka Huertas 9 21 2.33 2 2 4 9.52% 38.1% $22,138 $1,054 $2,460 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 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 36 192 5.33 25 20 24 13.02% 35.94% $574,449 $2,992 $15,957 0 1
Nirka Huertas 23 155 6.74 12 15 19 7.74% 29.68% $181,698 $1,172 $7,900 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 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 40 239 5.98 24 36 33 10.04% 38.91% $585,381 $2,449 $14,635 0 0
Nirka Huertas 23 178 7.74 20 31 26 11.24% 43.26% $318,299 $1,788 $13,839 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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 31 191 6.16 24 25 26 12.57% 39.27% $621,683 $3,255 $20,054 0 0
Nirka Huertas 20 156 7.8 14 23 22 8.97% 37.82% $212,867 $1,365 $10,643 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 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 38 188 4.95 15 22 17 7.98% 28.72% $418,590 $2,227 $11,016 0 0
Nirka Huertas 13 23 1.77 3 3 2 13.04% 34.78% $34,148 $1,485 $2,627 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 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 31 158 5.1 17 19 16 10.76% 32.91% $298,708 $1,891 $9,636 0 0
Nirka Huertas 24 62 2.58 8 11 11 12.9% 48.39% $53,790 $868 $2,241 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 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 25 124 4.96 13 13 14 10.48% 32.26% $261,953 $2,113 $10,478 0 0
Nirka Huertas 23 85 3.7 16 13 8 18.82% 43.53% $86,677 $1,020 $3,769 0 0