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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
Kelly R. Spanabel 11 37 3.36 1 0 3 2.7% 10.81% $30,953 $837 $2,814 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
Kelly R. Spanabel 13 79 6.08 7 8 8 8.86% 29.11% $104,873 $1,328 $8,067 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
Kelly R. Spanabel 8 21 2.63 0 2 3 0% 23.81% $17,657 $841 $2,207 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
Kelly R. Spanabel 9 35 3.89 1 1 1 2.86% 8.57% $21,050 $601 $2,339 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
Kelly R. Spanabel 3 5 1.67 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,760 $352 $587 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
Kelly R. Spanabel 11 39 3.55 2 0 7 5.13% 23.08% $73,775 $1,892 $6,707 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 30 133 4.43 17 15 25 12.78% 42.86% $253,762 $1,908 $8,459 0 0
Kelly R. Spanabel 18 82 4.56 1 2 5 1.22% 9.76% $57,138 $697 $3,174 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
Kelly R. Spanabel 16 71 4.44 0 4 6 0% 14.08% $49,532 $698 $3,096 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
Kelly R. Spanabel 23 112 4.87 0 3 10 0% 11.61% $35,400 $316 $1,539 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
Kelly R. Spanabel 9 20 2.22 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,497 $125 $277 0 0