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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
Michael E. Sterling 4 10 2.5 1 2 2 10% 50% $29,172 $2,917 $7,293 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. 7 18 2.57 1 2 0 5.56% 16.67% $16,108 $895 $2,301 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 8 42 5.25 6 4 9 14.29% 45.24% $187,162 $4,456 $23,395 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 5 1.67 0 1 1 0% 40% $7,140 $1,428 $2,380 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 5 24 4.8 8 3 5 33.33% 66.67% $153,634 $6,401 $30,727 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. 2 4 2 1 1 0 25% 50% $14,354 $3,589 $7,177 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 6 21 3.5 1 4 3 4.76% 38.1% $49,870 $2,375 $8,312 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. 4 10 2.5 3 1 0 30% 40% $45,637 $4,564 $11,409 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 4 21 5.25 0 4 4 0% 38.1% $42,340 $2,016 $10,585 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
Michael E. Sterling 8 23 2.88 5 6 5 21.74% 69.57% $130,789 $5,686 $16,349 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. 10 17 1.7 2 3 3 11.76% 47.06% $22,385 $1,317 $2,239 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 5 20 4 4 2 0 20% 30% $98,133 $4,907 $19,627 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. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $532 $532 $532 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 6 39 6.5 8 9 6 20.51% 58.97% $217,873 $5,586 $36,312 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. 6 19 3.17 2 5 2 10.53% 47.37% $39,046 $2,055 $6,508 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 7 27 3.86 3 4 4 11.11% 40.74% $60,217 $2,230 $8,602 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. 6 11 1.83 3 2 0 27.27% 45.45% $35,842 $3,258 $5,974 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 9 31 3.44 6 2 2 19.35% 32.26% $120,750 $3,895 $13,417 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 15 2.5 3 1 2 20% 40% $28,066 $1,871 $4,678 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 7 18 2.57 3 2 0 16.67% 27.78% $37,913 $2,106 $5,416 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. 12 38 3.17 3 7 4 7.89% 36.84% $55,350 $1,457 $4,613 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 8 22 2.75 2 1 2 9.09% 22.73% $22,214 $1,010 $2,777 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. 16 74 4.63 14 11 15 18.92% 54.05% $202,706 $2,739 $12,669 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 9 45 5 12 9 4 26.67% 55.56% $108,547 $2,412 $12,061 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 69 4.6 4 8 9 5.8% 30.43% $76,304 $1,106 $5,087 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 6 38 6.33 9 8 3 23.68% 52.63% $130,665 $3,439 $21,778 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. 29 108 3.72 13 16 15 12.04% 40.74% $223,584 $2,070 $7,710 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 6 22 3.67 4 4 1 18.18% 40.91% $66,349 $3,016 $11,058 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. 24 106 4.42 13 6 16 12.26% 33.02% $135,370 $1,277 $5,640 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 17 48 2.82 3 7 3 6.25% 27.08% $63,515 $1,323 $3,736 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. 43 161 3.74 20 19 17 12.42% 34.78% $264,557 $1,643 $6,152 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 12 55 4.58 5 8 10 9.09% 41.82% $82,020 $1,491 $6,835 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. 44 146 3.32 13 14 21 8.9% 32.88% $197,337 $1,352 $4,485 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 10 44 4.4 4 6 3 9.09% 29.55% $89,185 $2,027 $8,919 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. 40 127 3.18 9 17 15 7.09% 32.28% $173,965 $1,370 $4,349 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 9 37 4.11 6 4 7 16.22% 45.95% $95,879 $2,591 $10,653 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. 39 118 3.03 15 17 11 12.71% 36.44% $253,223 $2,146 $6,493 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 10 47 4.7 6 4 5 12.77% 31.91% $95,840 $2,039 $9,584 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. 50 217 4.34 15 30 26 6.91% 32.72% $282,176 $1,300 $5,644 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 7 28 4 5 7 4 17.86% 57.14% $108,930 $3,890 $15,561 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. 60 180 3 20 23 26 11.11% 38.33% $306,706 $1,704 $5,112 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 11 29 2.64 4 2 3 13.79% 31.03% $58,140 $2,005 $5,285 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. 59 179 3.03 16 26 22 8.94% 35.75% $297,854 $1,664 $5,048 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 15 30 2 6 3 4 20% 43.33% $88,201 $2,940 $5,880 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. 28 105 3.75 10 8 16 9.52% 32.38% $143,893 $1,370 $5,139 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 13 27 2.08 3 3 4 11.11% 37.04% $36,274 $1,343 $2,790 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. 37 107 2.89 7 10 16 6.54% 30.84% $101,290 $947 $2,738 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 21 99 4.71 12 9 14 12.12% 35.35% $154,788 $1,564 $7,371 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
Michael E. Sterling 23 101 4.39 16 13 14 15.84% 42.57% $176,053 $1,743 $7,654 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. 24 95 3.96 7 10 15 7.37% 33.68% $90,341 $951 $3,764 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 10 41 4.1 4 4 2 9.76% 24.39% $34,199 $834 $3,420 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. 22 65 2.95 9 4 8 13.85% 32.31% $62,575 $963 $2,844 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 9 26 2.89 2 5 0 7.69% 26.92% $16,455 $633 $1,828 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. 10 13 1.3 3 4 2 23.08% 69.23% $28,583 $2,199 $2,858 0 1
Michael E. Sterling 8 42 5.25 4 2 3 9.52% 21.43% $18,021 $429 $2,253 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. 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 35 120 3.43 17 15 18 14.17% 41.67% $40,147 $335 $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 $22,031
Franklin G. Smith, Jr. 20 56 2.8 14 13 1 25% 50% $55,093 $984 $2,755 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 11 85 7.73 18 11 15 21.18% 51.76% $38,460 $452 $3,496 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. 6 11 1.83 4 1 2 36.36% 63.64% $43,123 $3,920 $7,187 0 1
Michael E. Sterling 4 16 4 1 3 4 6.25% 50% $13,330 $833 $3,333 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. 16 71 4.44 9 10 16 12.68% 49.3% $42,111 $593 $2,632 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 6 35 5.83 2 2 4 5.71% 22.86% $23,351 $667 $3,892 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. 10 26 2.6 1 1 3 3.85% 19.23% $9,308 $358 $931 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 10 38 3.8 2 3 6 5.26% 28.95% $25,208 $663 $2,521 0 0