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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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 8 44 5.5 1 11 7 2.27% 43.18% $93,665 $2,129 $11,708 0 0
Mike Taphorn 25 101 4.04 15 26 10 14.85% 50.5% $215,784 $2,136 $8,631 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 10 48 4.8 4 4 9 8.33% 35.42% $135,015 $2,813 $13,502 0 0
Mike Taphorn 16 54 3.38 13 11 10 24.07% 62.96% $158,424 $2,934 $9,902 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 10 50 5 7 8 10 14% 50% $184,795 $3,696 $18,480 0 0
Mike Taphorn 15 44 2.93 14 9 4 31.82% 61.36% $117,174 $2,663 $7,812 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 9 34 3.78 5 0 6 14.71% 32.35% $88,729 $2,610 $9,859 0 0
Mike Taphorn 13 49 3.77 10 10 7 20.41% 55.1% $114,456 $2,336 $8,804 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 7 35 5 5 8 6 14.29% 54.29% $128,420 $3,669 $18,346 0 0
Mike Taphorn 12 57 4.75 9 6 11 15.79% 45.61% $72,178 $1,266 $6,015 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 6 27 4.5 6 10 2 22.22% 66.67% $120,320 $4,456 $20,053 0 0
Mike Taphorn 7 23 3.29 5 5 3 21.74% 56.52% $35,791 $1,556 $5,113 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 7 22 3.14 4 4 3 18.18% 50% $73,379 $3,335 $10,483 0 0
Mike Taphorn 10 34 3.4 5 6 6 14.71% 50% $17,213 $506 $1,721 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 8 28 3.5 2 4 2 7.14% 28.57% $36,150 $1,291 $4,519 0 0
Mike Taphorn 15 49 3.27 5 8 5 10.2% 36.73% $20,165 $412 $1,344 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 3 8 2.67 1 3 0 12.5% 50% $23,742 $2,968 $7,914 0 0
Mike Taphorn 11 44 4 13 6 3 29.55% 50% $41,378 $940 $3,762 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 10 36 3.6 5 7 2 13.89% 38.89% $86,283 $2,397 $8,628 0 0
Mike Taphorn 7 37 5.29 5 8 3 13.51% 43.24% $24,199 $654 $3,457 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 9 40 4.44 5 3 7 12.5% 37.5% $100,918 $2,523 $11,213 0 0
Mike Taphorn 7 36 5.14 11 9 6 30.56% 72.22% $32,425 $901 $4,632 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Mike Taphorn 9 44 4.89 5 8 4 11.36% 38.64% $21,788 $495 $2,421 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 6 13 2.17 2 1 2 15.38% 38.46% $43,010 $3,308 $7,168 0 0
Mike Taphorn 6 32 5.33 6 7 3 18.75% 50% $21,516 $672 $3,586 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 3 11 3.67 1 1 2 9.09% 36.36% $24,955 $2,269 $8,318 0 0
Mike Taphorn 6 27 4.5 6 2 3 22.22% 40.74% $23,438 $868 $3,906 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 7 16 2.29 2 2 4 12.5% 50% $69,385 $4,337 $9,912 0 0
Mike Taphorn 10 46 4.6 2 7 7 4.35% 34.78% $14,267 $310 $1,427 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 12 34 2.83 4 3 4 11.76% 32.35% $96,992 $2,853 $8,083 0 0
Mike Taphorn 5 19 3.8 3 3 2 15.79% 42.11% $9,388 $494 $1,878 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 7 30 4.29 3 8 7 10% 60% $101,348 $3,378 $14,478 0 0
Mike Taphorn 2 16 8 5 2 2 31.25% 56.25% $12,267 $767 $6,134 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Mike Taphorn 3 13 4.33 6 1 3 46.15% 76.92% $22,781 $1,752 $7,594 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Mike Taphorn 3 22 7.33 7 4 1 31.82% 54.55% $21,855 $993 $7,285 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Mike Taphorn 3 15 5 6 3 1 40% 66.67% $14,088 $939 $4,696 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 $22,028
Keith C. Dickey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Mike Taphorn 1 9 9 2 2 0 22.22% 44.44% $4,442 $494 $4,442 0 0