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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
Tena Birdwell 26 93 3.58 10 10 15 10.75% 37.63% $156,430 $1,682 $6,017 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
Tena Birdwell 28 101 3.61 11 14 16 10.89% 40.59% $191,138 $1,892 $6,826 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
Tena Birdwell 14 31 2.21 7 6 2 22.58% 48.39% $66,227 $2,136 $4,731 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
Tena Birdwell 13 63 4.85 6 9 12 9.52% 42.86% $93,414 $1,483 $7,186 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
Tena Birdwell 12 55 4.58 4 6 12 7.27% 40% $56,365 $1,025 $4,697 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
Tena Birdwell 18 61 3.39 8 6 14 13.11% 45.9% $66,397 $1,088 $3,689 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. 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
Tena Birdwell 4 7 1.75 4 2 0 57.14% 85.71% $17,739 $2,534 $4,435 0 0