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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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 7 29 4.14 6 6 7 20.69% 65.52% $69,467 $2,395 $9,924 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 110 225 2.05 53 49 30 23.56% 58.67% $4,723,681 $20,994 $42,943 3 10

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 13 50 3.85 7 3 10 14% 40% $99,053 $1,981 $7,619 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 145 357 2.46 95 54 52 26.61% 56.3% $6,786,802 $19,011 $46,806 3 15

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 11 57 5.18 6 6 9 10.53% 36.84% $91,566 $1,606 $8,324 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 140 312 2.23 82 51 47 26.28% 57.69% $5,736,442 $18,386 $40,975 0 9

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 13 69 5.31 12 10 9 17.39% 44.93% $148,172 $2,147 $11,398 0 1
Wesley A. Ward 157 368 2.34 93 68 41 25.27% 54.89% $7,410,110 $20,136 $47,198 10 16

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 9 31 3.44 5 11 7 16.13% 74.19% $98,850 $3,189 $10,983 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 189 451 2.39 127 67 61 28.16% 56.54% $7,969,769 $17,671 $42,168 10 27

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 5 17 3.4 5 1 1 29.41% 41.18% $49,145 $2,891 $9,829 0 1
Wesley A. Ward 185 477 2.58 125 72 68 26.21% 55.56% $6,106,095 $12,801 $33,006 3 16

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 5 27 5.4 4 5 4 14.81% 48.15% $47,689 $1,766 $9,538 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 159 413 2.6 99 72 41 23.97% 51.33% $5,506,656 $13,333 $34,633 3 16

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 4 17 4.25 1 1 4 5.88% 35.29% $22,619 $1,331 $5,655 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 146 392 2.68 97 65 57 24.74% 55.87% $5,042,393 $12,863 $34,537 4 11

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 3 22 7.33 2 6 3 9.09% 50% $60,871 $2,767 $20,290 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 160 498 3.11 108 84 63 21.69% 51.2% $4,148,699 $8,331 $25,929 1 8

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 7 28 4 7 4 4 25% 53.57% $120,736 $4,312 $17,248 0 2
Wesley A. Ward 162 467 2.88 99 87 69 21.2% 54.6% $3,579,656 $7,665 $22,097 1 5

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 4 14 3.5 2 2 5 14.29% 64.29% $26,083 $1,863 $6,521 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 186 541 2.91 111 102 70 20.52% 52.31% $4,867,512 $8,997 $26,169 1 9

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 6 20 3.33 3 1 5 15% 45% $28,934 $1,447 $4,822 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 152 434 2.86 99 71 53 22.81% 51.38% $6,140,210 $14,148 $40,396 9 19

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 1 4 4 2 1 0 50% 75% $17,252 $4,313 $17,252 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 161 519 3.22 107 79 71 20.62% 49.52% $4,547,063 $8,761 $28,243 2 12

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 126 408 3.24 86 70 51 21.08% 50.74% $3,752,897 $9,198 $29,785 4 9

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 5 25 5 0 1 9 0% 40% $11,194 $448 $2,239 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 119 385 3.24 92 56 43 23.9% 49.61% $3,209,558 $8,337 $26,971 3 11

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 5 19 3.8 4 5 2 21.05% 57.89% $30,284 $1,594 $6,057 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 112 362 3.23 92 55 52 25.41% 54.97% $3,021,098 $8,346 $26,974 2 8

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 11 38 3.45 2 5 2 5.26% 23.68% $62,337 $1,640 $5,667 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 109 301 2.76 81 49 32 26.91% 53.82% $2,057,875 $6,837 $18,880 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 14 70 5 11 11 6 15.71% 40% $129,292 $1,847 $9,235 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 108 361 3.34 94 50 52 26.04% 54.29% $2,243,470 $6,215 $20,773 0 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 10 43 4.3 5 3 3 11.63% 25.58% $53,545 $1,245 $5,355 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 106 273 2.58 76 33 29 27.84% 50.55% $1,845,781 $6,761 $17,413 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 12 57 4.75 8 6 6 14.04% 35.09% $92,232 $1,618 $7,686 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 102 277 2.72 51 48 39 18.41% 49.82% $1,145,183 $4,134 $11,227 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 20 98 4.9 14 19 13 14.29% 46.94% $158,323 $1,616 $7,916 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 124 382 3.08 64 49 59 16.75% 45.03% $1,348,478 $3,530 $10,875 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 20 76 3.8 13 6 9 17.11% 36.84% $176,033 $2,316 $8,802 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 116 447 3.85 75 82 68 16.78% 50.34% $1,975,167 $4,419 $17,027 3 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 23 106 4.61 11 19 17 10.38% 44.34% $185,608 $1,751 $8,070 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 135 508 3.76 93 99 79 18.31% 53.35% $2,102,262 $4,138 $15,572 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 19 88 4.63 16 17 10 18.18% 48.86% $249,753 $2,838 $13,145 0 2
Wesley A. Ward 126 423 3.36 82 67 56 19.39% 48.46% $1,726,397 $4,081 $13,702 0 3

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 17 100 5.88 22 12 12 22% 46% $238,393 $2,384 $14,023 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 73 218 2.99 50 37 30 22.94% 53.67% $1,264,073 $5,799 $17,316 2 5

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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 20 83 4.15 14 10 8 16.87% 38.55% $83,107 $1,001 $4,155 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 50 155 3.1 18 24 18 11.61% 38.71% $515,685 $3,327 $10,314 1 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 18 105 5.83 12 11 13 11.43% 34.29% $77,876 $742 $4,326 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 56 145 2.59 23 19 16 15.86% 40% $548,047 $3,780 $9,787 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 27 168 6.22 20 28 26 11.9% 44.05% $158,604 $944 $5,874 0 1
Wesley A. Ward 30 79 2.63 9 14 11 11.39% 43.04% $284,840 $3,606 $9,495 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 22 115 5.23 24 24 13 20.87% 53.04% $138,602 $1,205 $6,300 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 38 133 3.5 11 21 18 8.27% 37.59% $459,766 $3,457 $12,099 1 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 15 81 5.4 17 9 13 20.99% 48.15% $85,381 $1,054 $5,692 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 39 115 2.95 14 10 16 12.17% 34.78% $403,906 $3,512 $10,357 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 13 67 5.15 10 14 10 14.93% 50.75% $57,280 $855 $4,406 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 47 175 3.72 23 27 19 13.14% 39.43% $750,325 $4,288 $15,964 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 11 49 4.45 5 6 4 10.2% 30.61% $28,310 $578 $2,574 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 46 154 3.35 24 18 16 15.58% 37.66% $744,321 $4,833 $16,181 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 12 71 5.92 10 9 14 14.08% 46.48% $40,915 $576 $3,410 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 35 114 3.26 12 11 8 10.53% 27.19% $153,525 $1,347 $4,386 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 12 91 7.58 15 17 15 16.48% 51.65% $61,036 $671 $5,086 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 49 206 4.2 24 38 26 11.65% 42.72% $146,170 $710 $2,983 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
David Nicholson 9 58 6.44 11 9 6 18.97% 44.83% $41,315 $712 $4,591 0 0
Wesley A. Ward 14 45 3.21 8 7 0 17.78% 33.33% $42,704 $949 $3,050 0 0