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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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $425 $213 $425 0 0
Dale L. Romans 29 62 2.14 6 7 8 9.68% 33.87% $578,699 $9,334 $19,955 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 7 18 2.57 1 2 0 5.56% 16.67% $16,108 $895 $2,301 0 0
Dale L. Romans 66 235 3.56 48 34 22 20.43% 44.26% $3,845,036 $16,362 $58,258 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 3 5 1.67 0 1 1 0% 40% $7,140 $1,428 $2,380 0 0
Dale L. Romans 65 265 4.08 32 37 34 12.08% 38.87% $2,989,683 $11,282 $45,995 0 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 2 4 2 1 1 0 25% 50% $14,354 $3,589 $7,177 0 0
Dale L. Romans 75 277 3.69 43 31 40 15.52% 41.16% $3,361,126 $12,134 $44,815 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 4 10 2.5 3 1 0 30% 40% $45,637 $4,564 $11,409 0 0
Dale L. Romans 76 290 3.82 25 32 32 8.62% 30.69% $2,184,724 $7,534 $28,746 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 3 6 2 1 1 1 16.67% 50% $16,577 $2,763 $5,526 0 0
Dale L. Romans 80 311 3.89 35 34 43 11.25% 36.01% $2,533,645 $8,147 $31,671 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 10 17 1.7 2 3 3 11.76% 47.06% $22,385 $1,317 $2,239 0 0
Dale L. Romans 84 342 4.07 43 50 31 12.57% 36.26% $3,347,202 $9,787 $39,848 5 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $532 $532 $532 0 0
Dale L. Romans 82 322 3.93 36 23 35 11.18% 29.19% $3,210,788 $9,971 $39,156 4 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 6 19 3.17 2 5 2 10.53% 47.37% $39,046 $2,055 $6,508 0 0
Dale L. Romans 98 347 3.54 56 36 35 16.14% 36.6% $4,774,763 $13,760 $48,722 7 8

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 6 11 1.83 3 2 0 27.27% 45.45% $35,842 $3,258 $5,974 0 0
Dale L. Romans 100 412 4.12 62 51 60 15.05% 41.99% $3,553,307 $8,625 $35,533 4 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 6 15 2.5 3 1 2 20% 40% $28,066 $1,871 $4,678 0 0
Dale L. Romans 88 434 4.93 56 67 46 12.9% 38.94% $4,554,919 $10,495 $51,760 5 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 12 38 3.17 3 7 4 7.89% 36.84% $55,350 $1,457 $4,613 0 0
Dale L. Romans 107 456 4.26 55 42 58 12.06% 33.99% $5,559,332 $12,192 $51,956 7 9

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 16 74 4.63 14 11 15 18.92% 54.05% $202,706 $2,739 $12,669 0 0
Dale L. Romans 137 535 3.91 83 78 82 15.51% 45.42% $5,304,803 $9,916 $38,721 10 11

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 15 69 4.6 4 8 9 5.8% 30.43% $76,304 $1,106 $5,087 0 0
Dale L. Romans 171 615 3.6 84 68 77 13.66% 37.24% $4,867,694 $7,915 $28,466 5 9

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 29 108 3.72 13 16 15 12.04% 40.74% $223,584 $2,070 $7,710 0 0
Dale L. Romans 184 763 4.15 125 100 109 16.38% 43.77% $11,834,249 $15,510 $64,317 20 27

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 24 106 4.42 13 6 16 12.26% 33.02% $135,370 $1,277 $5,640 0 0
Dale L. Romans 158 603 3.82 87 105 78 14.43% 44.78% $7,686,493 $12,747 $48,649 11 13

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 43 161 3.74 20 19 17 12.42% 34.78% $264,557 $1,643 $6,152 0 0
Dale L. Romans 139 535 3.85 83 77 69 15.51% 42.8% $5,377,229 $10,051 $38,685 6 11

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 44 146 3.32 13 14 21 8.9% 32.88% $197,337 $1,352 $4,485 0 0
Dale L. Romans 148 528 3.57 84 80 74 15.91% 45.08% $5,194,218 $9,838 $35,096 9 14

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 40 127 3.18 9 17 15 7.09% 32.28% $173,965 $1,370 $4,349 0 0
Dale L. Romans 167 621 3.72 79 88 79 12.72% 39.61% $4,081,323 $6,572 $24,439 7 10

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 39 118 3.03 15 17 11 12.71% 36.44% $253,223 $2,146 $6,493 0 0
Dale L. Romans 151 561 3.72 84 81 83 14.97% 44.21% $4,498,453 $8,019 $29,791 4 13

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 50 217 4.34 15 30 26 6.91% 32.72% $282,176 $1,300 $5,644 0 0
Dale L. Romans 209 772 3.69 134 121 109 17.36% 47.15% $5,282,788 $6,843 $25,276 4 9

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 60 180 3 20 23 26 11.11% 38.33% $306,706 $1,704 $5,112 0 0
Dale L. Romans 151 524 3.47 96 83 59 18.32% 45.42% $8,021,833 $15,309 $53,125 4 15

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 59 179 3.03 16 26 22 8.94% 35.75% $297,854 $1,664 $5,048 0 0
Dale L. Romans 174 580 3.33 109 87 87 18.79% 48.79% $7,081,653 $12,210 $40,699 12 18

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 28 105 3.75 10 8 16 9.52% 32.38% $143,893 $1,370 $5,139 0 0
Dale L. Romans 157 638 4.06 113 98 71 17.71% 44.2% $3,987,852 $6,251 $25,400 2 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 37 107 2.89 7 10 16 6.54% 30.84% $101,290 $947 $2,738 0 0
Dale L. Romans 116 532 4.59 81 83 65 15.23% 43.05% $2,874,012 $5,402 $24,776 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 37 122 3.3 13 19 12 10.66% 36.07% $175,566 $1,439 $4,745 0 0
Dale L. Romans 92 463 5.03 74 76 53 15.98% 43.84% $2,927,293 $6,322 $31,818 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 24 95 3.96 7 10 15 7.37% 33.68% $90,341 $951 $3,764 0 0
Dale L. Romans 84 396 4.71 62 56 64 15.66% 45.96% $2,378,466 $6,006 $28,315 1 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 22 65 2.95 9 4 8 13.85% 32.31% $62,575 $963 $2,844 0 0
Dale L. Romans 95 407 4.28 61 70 50 14.99% 44.47% $2,245,256 $5,517 $23,634 0 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 5 5 1 1 1 0 20% 40% $4,420 $884 $884 0 0
Dale L. Romans 84 323 3.85 56 47 41 17.34% 44.58% $2,020,840 $6,256 $24,058 1 9

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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 10 13 1.3 3 4 2 23.08% 69.23% $28,583 $2,199 $2,858 0 1
Dale L. Romans 52 256 4.92 34 26 30 13.28% 35.16% $896,337 $3,501 $17,237 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Dale L. Romans 49 269 5.49 44 34 37 16.36% 42.75% $1,289,820 $4,795 $26,323 2 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 20 56 2.8 14 13 1 25% 50% $55,093 $984 $2,755 0 0
Dale L. Romans 38 252 6.63 45 37 34 17.86% 46.03% $938,270 $3,723 $24,691 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 6 11 1.83 4 1 2 36.36% 63.64% $43,123 $3,920 $7,187 0 1
Dale L. Romans 37 159 4.3 28 23 17 17.61% 42.77% $547,990 $3,446 $14,811 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 16 71 4.44 9 10 16 12.68% 49.3% $42,111 $593 $2,632 0 0
Dale L. Romans 29 147 5.07 22 19 23 14.97% 43.54% $363,066 $2,470 $12,520 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 10 26 2.6 1 1 3 3.85% 19.23% $9,308 $358 $931 0 0
Dale L. Romans 36 150 4.17 22 23 20 14.67% 43.33% $389,280 $2,595 $10,813 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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 15 73 4.87 7 6 4 9.59% 23.29% $44,985 $616 $2,999 0 0
Dale L. Romans 41 194 4.73 30 25 19 15.46% 38.14% $438,828 $2,262 $10,703 0 1