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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 12 26 2.17 3 2 4 11.54% 34.62% $88,459 $3,402 $7,372 0 0
Giovanni Merced 46 149 3.24 33 20 35 22.15% 59.06% $255,397 $1,714 $5,552 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
Brian Waltz 21 67 3.19 8 13 8 11.94% 43.28% $236,083 $3,524 $11,242 0 0
Giovanni Merced 56 226 4.04 43 41 33 19.03% 51.77% $330,328 $1,462 $5,899 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
Giovanni Merced 36 137 3.81 35 18 16 25.55% 50.36% $264,964 $1,934 $7,360 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
Giovanni Merced 53 155 2.92 24 32 22 15.48% 50.32% $241,386 $1,557 $4,554 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
Giovanni Merced 51 124 2.43 20 19 17 16.13% 45.16% $186,249 $1,502 $3,652 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
Giovanni Merced 24 67 2.79 16 10 6 23.88% 47.76% $206,310 $3,079 $8,596 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
Brian Waltz 17 42 2.47 9 3 5 21.43% 40.48% $147,044 $3,501 $8,650 0 0
Giovanni Merced 1 5 5 0 0 0 0% 0% $840 $168 $840 0 0