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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
Simon J. Buechler 28 78 2.79 9 12 12 11.54% 42.31% $326,595 $4,187 $11,664 0 1
Paul Melancon 5 16 3.2 0 0 0 0% 0% $3,792 $237 $758 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
Simon J. Buechler 42 158 3.76 15 22 24 9.49% 38.61% $765,857 $4,847 $18,235 0 0
Paul Melancon 7 44 6.29 3 4 7 6.82% 31.82% $46,290 $1,052 $6,613 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
Simon J. Buechler 38 158 4.16 24 23 24 15.19% 44.94% $1,381,745 $8,745 $36,362 0 4
Paul Melancon 5 18 3.6 2 4 7 11.11% 72.22% $49,705 $2,761 $9,941 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
Simon J. Buechler 34 150 4.41 18 19 21 12% 38.67% $844,594 $5,631 $24,841 0 2
Paul Melancon 13 50 3.85 4 8 8 8% 40% $93,944 $1,879 $7,226 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
Simon J. Buechler 43 187 4.35 28 17 19 14.97% 34.22% $971,568 $5,196 $22,595 0 3
Paul Melancon 8 34 4.25 3 1 5 8.82% 26.47% $60,864 $1,790 $7,608 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
Simon J. Buechler 34 147 4.32 14 25 17 9.52% 38.1% $549,367 $3,737 $16,158 0 2
Paul Melancon 11 40 3.64 2 5 6 5% 32.5% $61,166 $1,529 $5,561 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
Simon J. Buechler 33 163 4.94 19 31 21 11.66% 43.56% $466,918 $2,865 $14,149 0 0
Paul Melancon 11 38 3.45 2 1 8 5.26% 28.95% $50,652 $1,333 $4,605 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
Simon J. Buechler 39 193 4.95 29 16 21 15.03% 34.2% $509,702 $2,641 $13,069 0 0
Paul Melancon 9 41 4.56 5 2 4 12.2% 26.83% $84,080 $2,051 $9,342 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
Simon J. Buechler 44 179 4.07 11 30 18 6.15% 32.96% $347,876 $1,943 $7,906 0 0
Paul Melancon 9 39 4.33 1 7 4 2.56% 30.77% $69,245 $1,776 $7,694 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
Simon J. Buechler 41 159 3.88 22 27 12 13.84% 38.36% $563,191 $3,542 $13,736 0 0
Paul Melancon 10 39 3.9 3 0 4 7.69% 17.95% $33,940 $870 $3,394 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
Simon J. Buechler 40 145 3.63 20 19 23 13.79% 42.76% $461,933 $3,186 $11,548 0 1
Paul Melancon 13 74 5.69 6 6 6 8.11% 24.32% $85,090 $1,150 $6,545 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
Simon J. Buechler 43 215 5 30 27 28 13.95% 39.53% $563,513 $2,621 $13,105 0 1
Paul Melancon 8 27 3.38 1 2 1 3.7% 14.81% $20,480 $759 $2,560 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
Simon J. Buechler 47 191 4.06 14 23 27 7.33% 33.51% $363,530 $1,903 $7,735 0 1
Paul Melancon 8 33 4.13 2 5 4 6.06% 33.33% $42,843 $1,298 $5,355 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
Simon J. Buechler 28 114 4.07 17 19 17 14.91% 46.49% $316,918 $2,780 $11,319 0 0
Paul Melancon 6 17 2.83 1 4 2 5.88% 41.18% $29,920 $1,760 $4,987 0 0