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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
Steve Townley 3 33 11 1 3 8 3.03% 36.36% $24,206 $734 $8,069 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
Steve Townley 4 7 1.75 0 0 0 0% 0% $3,142 $449 $786 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
Steve Townley 2 12 6 1 3 2 8.33% 50% $29,343 $2,445 $14,672 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
Steve Townley 2 9 4.5 0 0 1 0% 11.11% $2,416 $268 $1,208 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 31 5.17 3 2 0 9.68% 16.13% $42,890 $1,384 $7,148 0 0
Steve Townley 3 16 5.33 1 2 2 6.25% 31.25% $11,788 $737 $3,929 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 17 110 6.47 11 17 10 10% 34.55% $306,741 $2,789 $18,044 0 0
Steve Townley 4 16 4 0 0 1 0% 6.25% $4,612 $288 $1,153 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. 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
Steve Townley 1 6 6 1 0 2 16.67% 50% $20,479 $3,413 $20,479 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
Steve Townley 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $375 $375 $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. 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
Steve Townley 2 4 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $418 $105 $209 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
Steve Townley 5 33 6.6 5 7 4 15.15% 48.48% $30,252 $917 $6,050 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 37 246 6.65 21 40 41 8.54% 41.46% $513,837 $2,089 $13,887 0 1
Steve Townley 2 21 10.5 2 5 3 9.52% 47.62% $17,377 $827 $8,689 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
Steve Townley 3 10 3.33 1 0 0 10% 10% $6,280 $628 $2,093 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
Steve Townley 2 5 2.5 0 1 0 0% 20% $2,052 $410 $1,026 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 34 174 5.12 17 18 18 9.77% 30.46% $403,513 $2,319 $11,868 0 0
Steve Townley 2 3 1.5 0 1 0 0% 33.33% $1,491 $497 $746 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 20 136 6.8 13 24 17 9.56% 39.71% $213,457 $1,570 $10,673 0 0
Steve Townley 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $350 $175 $350 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 20 120 6 13 19 14 10.83% 38.33% $193,536 $1,613 $9,677 0 0
Steve Townley 4 12 3 2 0 0 16.67% 16.67% $4,588 $382 $1,147 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 25 163 6.52 15 21 23 9.2% 36.2% $204,540 $1,255 $8,182 0 0
Steve Townley 3 5 1.67 1 0 0 20% 20% $2,668 $534 $889 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 44 274 6.23 24 25 31 8.76% 29.2% $244,268 $891 $5,552 0 0
Steve Townley 6 30 5 1 5 0 3.33% 20% $10,459 $349 $1,743 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 72 428 5.94 43 35 34 10.05% 26.17% $350,735 $819 $4,871 0 0
Steve Townley 4 16 4 2 2 4 12.5% 50% $13,655 $853 $3,414 0 0