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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
Brian Waltz 14 34 2.43 5 5 4 14.71% 41.18% $144,334 $4,245 $10,310 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 9 22 2.44 3 5 6 13.64% 63.64% $69,283 $3,149 $7,698 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
Brian Waltz 21 67 3.19 8 13 8 11.94% 43.28% $236,083 $3,524 $11,242 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 19 69 3.63 8 8 12 11.59% 40.58% $176,680 $2,561 $9,299 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
Brian Waltz 33 87 2.64 14 16 12 16.09% 48.28% $316,978 $3,643 $9,605 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 28 122 4.36 26 28 18 21.31% 59.02% $520,905 $4,270 $18,604 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
Brian Waltz 39 121 3.1 9 16 20 7.44% 37.19% $337,312 $2,788 $8,649 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 29 148 5.1 37 21 25 25% 56.08% $647,191 $4,373 $22,317 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
Brian Waltz 22 52 2.36 9 9 5 17.31% 44.23% $266,221 $5,120 $12,101 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 26 139 5.35 29 20 15 20.86% 46.04% $540,052 $3,885 $20,771 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
Brian Waltz 10 22 2.2 2 4 5 9.09% 50% $48,046 $2,184 $4,805 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 28 153 5.46 40 32 28 26.14% 65.36% $710,461 $4,644 $25,374 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
Brian Waltz 17 42 2.47 9 3 5 21.43% 40.48% $147,044 $3,501 $8,650 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 31 109 3.52 16 17 18 14.68% 46.79% $362,098 $3,322 $11,681 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
Brian Waltz 8 19 2.38 2 3 2 10.53% 36.84% $30,108 $1,585 $3,764 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 20 86 4.3 11 13 11 12.79% 40.7% $244,342 $2,841 $12,217 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
Brian Waltz 10 20 2 2 1 2 10% 25% $44,335 $2,217 $4,434 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 27 113 4.19 26 21 13 23.01% 53.1% $441,409 $3,906 $16,348 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
Brian Waltz 4 15 3.75 4 1 1 26.67% 40% $76,572 $5,105 $19,143 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 42 164 3.9 18 22 12 10.98% 31.71% $255,282 $1,557 $6,078 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
Brian Waltz 9 30 3.33 7 6 5 23.33% 60% $119,925 $3,998 $13,325 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 51 252 4.94 50 36 48 19.84% 53.17% $610,017 $2,421 $11,961 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
Brian Waltz 7 23 3.29 3 4 3 13.04% 43.48% $55,111 $2,396 $7,873 0 0
Valerie K. Shanyfelt 56 205 3.66 33 40 28 16.1% 49.27% $438,924 $2,141 $7,838 0 0