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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 8 36 4.5 0 3 7 0% 27.78% $52,045 $1,446 $6,506 0 0
Ralph E. Nicks 13 22 1.69 1 3 1 4.55% 22.73% $68,630 $3,120 $5,279 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
Ralph E. Nicks 63 167 2.65 34 18 26 20.36% 46.71% $1,293,550 $7,746 $20,533 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
Ralph E. Nicks 71 211 2.97 33 30 34 15.64% 45.97% $1,335,815 $6,331 $18,814 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. 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
Ralph E. Nicks 79 253 3.2 39 38 26 15.42% 40.71% $1,524,398 $6,025 $19,296 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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 6 31 5.17 3 2 0 9.68% 16.13% $42,890 $1,384 $7,148 0 0
Ralph E. Nicks 85 275 3.24 44 44 37 16% 45.45% $2,340,730 $8,512 $27,538 0 7

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 17 110 6.47 11 17 10 10% 34.55% $306,741 $2,789 $18,044 0 0
Ralph E. Nicks 101 315 3.12 55 60 45 17.46% 50.79% $2,089,471 $6,633 $20,688 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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 24 159 6.63 11 15 26 6.92% 32.7% $293,263 $1,844 $12,219 0 0
Ralph E. Nicks 138 400 2.9 55 67 49 13.75% 42.75% $2,429,873 $6,075 $17,608 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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 31 223 7.19 26 28 24 11.66% 34.98% $511,282 $2,293 $16,493 0 0
Ralph E. Nicks 139 404 2.91 64 54 59 15.84% 43.81% $3,753,462 $9,291 $27,003 1 6

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 40 195 4.88 28 21 21 14.36% 35.9% $567,827 $2,912 $14,196 0 1
Ralph E. Nicks 149 441 2.96 72 68 76 16.33% 48.98% $2,958,388 $6,708 $19,855 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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 23 177 7.7 20 28 25 11.3% 41.24% $515,631 $2,913 $22,419 0 0
Ralph E. Nicks 139 357 2.57 71 64 42 19.89% 49.58% $2,670,354 $7,480 $19,211 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 18 146 8.11 20 21 15 13.7% 38.36% $464,727 $3,183 $25,818 0 0
Ralph E. Nicks 61 170 2.79 35 29 25 20.59% 52.35% $1,030,325 $6,061 $16,891 1 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. 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
Ralph E. Nicks 41 115 2.8 19 25 11 16.52% 47.83% $1,014,617 $8,823 $24,747 2 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. 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
Ralph E. Nicks 33 101 3.06 13 17 11 12.87% 40.59% $674,130 $6,675 $20,428 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
Ralph E. Nicks 37 126 3.41 16 23 12 12.7% 40.48% $670,791 $5,324 $18,129 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 28 211 7.54 22 24 27 10.43% 34.6% $375,594 $1,780 $13,414 0 0
Ralph E. Nicks 49 152 3.1 19 22 18 12.5% 38.82% $674,100 $4,435 $13,757 1 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 37 246 6.65 21 40 41 8.54% 41.46% $513,837 $2,089 $13,887 0 1
Ralph E. Nicks 45 164 3.64 30 22 23 18.29% 45.73% $1,265,473 $7,716 $28,122 1 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 36 192 5.33 25 20 24 13.02% 35.94% $574,449 $2,992 $15,957 0 1
Ralph E. Nicks 62 179 2.89 20 37 17 11.17% 41.34% $834,364 $4,661 $13,457 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 40 239 5.98 24 36 33 10.04% 38.91% $585,381 $2,449 $14,635 0 0
Ralph E. Nicks 64 184 2.88 28 20 29 15.22% 41.85% $983,145 $5,343 $15,362 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. 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
Ralph E. Nicks 74 212 2.86 23 34 29 10.85% 40.57% $1,021,643 $4,819 $13,806 1 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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,028
Mark J. Cristel 38 212 5.58 19 44 26 8.96% 41.98% $566,330 $2,671 $14,903 0 0
Ralph E. Nicks 47 160 3.4 34 20 25 21.25% 49.38% $1,196,191 $7,476 $25,451 2 5

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
Ralph E. Nicks 39 85 2.18 18 9 12 21.18% 45.88% $497,576 $5,854 $12,758 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 27 153 5.67 19 20 9 12.42% 31.37% $405,442 $2,650 $15,016 0 0
Ralph E. Nicks 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0