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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
William J. Cesare 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $125 $125 $125 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
William J. Cesare 7 26 3.71 0 0 0 0% 0% $8,684 $334 $1,241 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
William J. Cesare 20 51 2.55 4 5 7 7.84% 31.37% $208,043 $4,079 $10,402 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
William J. Cesare 8 53 6.63 7 5 10 13.21% 41.51% $171,305 $3,232 $21,413 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
William J. Cesare 14 64 4.57 5 5 7 7.81% 26.56% $145,313 $2,271 $10,380 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
William J. Cesare 8 31 3.88 0 5 2 0% 22.58% $39,288 $1,267 $4,911 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
William J. Cesare 7 20 2.86 2 1 1 10% 20% $28,220 $1,411 $4,031 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
William J. Cesare 11 31 2.82 1 2 2 3.23% 16.13% $31,715 $1,023 $2,883 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
William J. Cesare 9 37 4.11 4 4 4 10.81% 32.43% $202,055 $5,461 $22,451 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
William J. Cesare 30 124 4.13 9 11 9 7.26% 23.39% $332,854 $2,684 $11,095 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
William J. Cesare 44 202 4.59 15 23 23 7.43% 30.2% $396,090 $1,961 $9,002 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. 28 105 3.75 10 8 16 9.52% 32.38% $143,893 $1,370 $5,139 0 0
William J. Cesare 57 242 4.25 26 28 32 10.74% 35.54% $701,916 $2,900 $12,314 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. 37 107 2.89 7 10 16 6.54% 30.84% $101,290 $947 $2,738 0 0
William J. Cesare 54 255 4.72 34 29 28 13.33% 35.69% $1,022,041 $4,008 $18,927 1 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. 37 122 3.3 13 19 12 10.66% 36.07% $175,566 $1,439 $4,745 0 0
William J. Cesare 54 321 5.94 46 41 40 14.33% 39.56% $778,926 $2,427 $14,425 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
William J. Cesare 61 332 5.44 51 51 47 15.36% 44.88% $907,606 $2,734 $14,879 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. 22 65 2.95 9 4 8 13.85% 32.31% $62,575 $963 $2,844 0 0
William J. Cesare 43 206 4.79 33 28 26 16.02% 42.23% $609,239 $2,957 $14,168 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. 5 5 1 1 1 0 20% 40% $4,420 $884 $884 0 0
William J. Cesare 36 157 4.36 27 21 24 17.2% 45.86% $920,549 $5,863 $25,571 1 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. 10 13 1.3 3 4 2 23.08% 69.23% $28,583 $2,199 $2,858 0 1
William J. Cesare 34 128 3.76 14 12 11 10.94% 28.91% $319,049 $2,493 $9,384 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% $0 $0 $0 0 0
William J. Cesare 31 178 5.74 26 29 27 14.61% 46.07% $598,113 $3,360 $19,294 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. 20 56 2.8 14 13 1 25% 50% $55,093 $984 $2,755 0 0
William J. Cesare 32 134 4.19 14 18 27 10.45% 44.03% $282,510 $2,108 $8,828 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. 6 11 1.83 4 1 2 36.36% 63.64% $43,123 $3,920 $7,187 0 1
William J. Cesare 31 115 3.71 15 11 17 13.04% 37.39% $160,600 $1,397 $5,181 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
William J. Cesare 25 214 8.56 17 22 21 7.94% 28.04% $279,604 $1,307 $11,184 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
William J. Cesare 45 232 5.16 33 27 30 14.22% 38.79% $399,320 $1,721 $8,874 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. 15 73 4.87 7 6 4 9.59% 23.29% $44,985 $616 $2,999 0 0
William J. Cesare 51 236 4.63 24 34 29 10.17% 36.86% $591,160 $2,505 $11,591 1 1