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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. 2 4 2 1 1 0 25% 50% $14,354 $3,589 $7,177 0 0
Keith Nations 7 24 3.43 0 8 4 0% 50% $44,694 $1,862 $6,385 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
Keith Nations 3 7 2.33 1 0 0 14.29% 14.29% $22,800 $3,257 $7,600 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
Keith Nations 6 17 2.83 7 4 2 41.18% 76.47% $124,747 $7,338 $20,791 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
Keith Nations 9 46 5.11 4 8 7 8.7% 41.3% $94,422 $2,053 $10,491 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. 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
Keith Nations 19 108 5.68 20 9 20 18.52% 45.37% $430,475 $3,986 $22,657 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
Keith Nations 51 151 2.96 36 27 26 23.84% 58.94% $1,139,396 $7,546 $22,341 2 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 3 2 0 27.27% 45.45% $35,842 $3,258 $5,974 0 0
Keith Nations 87 385 4.43 68 67 67 17.66% 52.47% $2,301,969 $5,979 $26,459 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 15 2.5 3 1 2 20% 40% $28,066 $1,871 $4,678 0 0
Keith Nations 75 308 4.11 62 37 49 20.13% 48.05% $1,659,130 $5,387 $22,122 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. 12 38 3.17 3 7 4 7.89% 36.84% $55,350 $1,457 $4,613 0 0
Keith Nations 75 279 3.72 49 42 44 17.56% 48.39% $1,543,032 $5,531 $20,574 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
Keith Nations 39 105 2.69 27 15 17 25.71% 56.19% $645,690 $6,149 $16,556 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
Keith Nations 25 95 3.8 17 6 12 17.89% 36.84% $342,851 $3,609 $13,714 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
Keith Nations 27 99 3.67 26 12 13 26.26% 51.52% $653,202 $6,598 $24,193 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. 24 106 4.42 13 6 16 12.26% 33.02% $135,370 $1,277 $5,640 0 0
Keith Nations 34 88 2.59 16 12 16 18.18% 50% $345,247 $3,923 $10,154 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
Keith Nations 14 49 3.5 8 8 4 16.33% 40.82% $98,247 $2,005 $7,018 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
Keith Nations 7 24 3.43 5 5 3 20.83% 54.17% $66,000 $2,750 $9,429 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
Keith Nations 8 29 3.63 3 9 2 10.34% 48.28% $22,758 $785 $2,845 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
Keith Nations 10 29 2.9 6 2 1 20.69% 31.03% $37,136 $1,281 $3,714 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
Keith Nations 15 46 3.07 8 6 3 17.39% 36.96% $37,441 $814 $2,496 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. 37 122 3.3 13 19 12 10.66% 36.07% $175,566 $1,439 $4,745 0 0
Keith Nations 3 8 2.67 2 3 2 25% 87.5% $20,353 $2,544 $6,784 0 0