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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 4 17 4.25 1 2 4 5.88% 41.18% $31,817 $1,872 $7,954 0 0
Danny R. Bird 10 46 4.6 7 11 4 15.22% 47.83% $158,755 $3,451 $15,876 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 8 36 4.5 0 3 7 0% 27.78% $52,045 $1,446 $6,506 0 0
Danny R. Bird 14 79 5.64 11 9 8 13.92% 35.44% $150,494 $1,905 $10,750 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
Danny R. Bird 23 90 3.91 7 12 18 7.78% 41.11% $158,154 $1,757 $6,876 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
Danny R. Bird 38 249 6.55 28 36 33 11.24% 38.96% $513,637 $2,063 $13,517 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 5 36 7.2 5 9 3 13.89% 47.22% $161,570 $4,488 $32,314 0 0
Danny R. Bird 39 280 7.18 49 31 44 17.5% 44.29% $746,182 $2,665 $19,133 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 31 5.17 3 2 0 9.68% 16.13% $42,890 $1,384 $7,148 0 0
Danny R. Bird 34 230 6.76 22 28 26 9.57% 33.04% $404,798 $1,760 $11,906 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
Danny R. Bird 37 239 6.46 21 29 31 8.79% 33.89% $360,476 $1,508 $9,743 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. 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
Danny R. Bird 35 171 4.89 13 12 22 7.6% 27.49% $224,731 $1,314 $6,421 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
Danny R. Bird 36 158 4.39 6 16 18 3.8% 25.32% $125,667 $795 $3,491 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
Danny R. Bird 22 126 5.73 10 11 14 7.94% 27.78% $84,426 $670 $3,838 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
Danny R. Bird 17 81 4.76 4 6 5 4.94% 18.52% $42,126 $520 $2,478 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
Danny R. Bird 14 45 3.21 0 4 5 0% 20% $20,027 $445 $1,431 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
Danny R. Bird 6 43 7.17 1 2 7 2.33% 23.26% $24,939 $580 $4,157 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
Danny R. Bird 5 11 2.2 1 0 1 9.09% 18.18% $5,913 $538 $1,183 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
Danny R. Bird 13 38 2.92 0 3 5 0% 21.05% $14,073 $370 $1,083 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
Danny R. Bird 24 84 3.5 4 7 3 4.76% 16.67% $50,506 $601 $2,104 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
Danny R. Bird 15 82 5.47 0 3 2 0% 6.1% $27,262 $332 $1,817 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
Danny R. Bird 20 91 4.55 4 8 5 4.4% 18.68% $87,202 $958 $4,360 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
Danny R. Bird 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $352 $176 $352 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 35 182 5.2 15 15 18 8.24% 26.37% $319,940 $1,758 $9,141 0 0
Danny R. Bird 44 252 5.73 22 33 30 8.73% 33.73% $201,582 $800 $4,581 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 27 153 5.67 19 20 9 12.42% 31.37% $405,442 $2,650 $15,016 0 0
Danny R. Bird 54 338 6.26 44 33 35 13.02% 33.14% $368,313 $1,090 $6,821 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 34 174 5.12 17 18 18 9.77% 30.46% $403,513 $2,319 $11,868 0 0
Danny R. Bird 33 194 5.88 20 24 14 10.31% 29.9% $241,832 $1,247 $7,328 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 31 141 4.55 20 17 14 14.18% 36.17% $414,435 $2,939 $13,369 0 0
Danny R. Bird 29 171 5.9 12 13 21 7.02% 26.9% $204,743 $1,197 $7,060 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
Danny R. Bird 26 106 4.08 11 15 8 10.38% 32.08% $170,145 $1,605 $6,544 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 25 124 4.96 13 13 14 10.48% 32.26% $261,953 $2,113 $10,478 0 0
Danny R. Bird 22 128 5.82 9 13 12 7.03% 26.56% $136,130 $1,064 $6,188 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 20 136 6.8 13 24 17 9.56% 39.71% $213,457 $1,570 $10,673 0 0
Danny R. Bird 26 163 6.27 17 15 15 10.43% 28.83% $116,435 $714 $4,478 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
Danny R. Bird 29 153 5.28 24 19 11 15.69% 35.29% $98,269 $642 $3,389 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. 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
Danny R. Bird 22 131 5.95 10 15 23 7.63% 36.64% $59,789 $456 $2,718 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
Danny R. Bird 5 10 2 1 0 1 10% 20% $2,559 $256 $512 0 0