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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
Danny R. Bird 5 21 4.2 2 4 2 9.52% 38.1% $50,282 $2,394 $10,056 0 0
John Ness 6 12 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,972 $164 $329 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
Danny R. Bird 11 59 5.36 8 13 5 13.56% 44.07% $177,584 $3,010 $16,144 0 0
John Ness 16 56 3.5 0 3 7 0% 17.86% $17,874 $319 $1,117 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
Danny R. Bird 14 79 5.64 11 9 8 13.92% 35.44% $150,494 $1,905 $10,750 0 0
John Ness 18 56 3.11 9 7 8 16.07% 42.86% $52,362 $935 $2,909 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
Danny R. Bird 23 90 3.91 7 12 18 7.78% 41.11% $158,154 $1,757 $6,876 0 0
John Ness 15 44 2.93 7 6 7 15.91% 45.45% $37,893 $861 $2,526 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
Danny R. Bird 38 249 6.55 28 36 33 11.24% 38.96% $513,637 $2,063 $13,517 0 0
John Ness 33 173 5.24 6 16 19 3.47% 23.7% $89,469 $517 $2,711 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
Danny R. Bird 39 280 7.18 49 31 44 17.5% 44.29% $746,182 $2,665 $19,133 0 0
John Ness 24 123 5.13 12 15 18 9.76% 36.59% $125,044 $1,017 $5,210 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
Danny R. Bird 34 230 6.76 22 28 26 9.57% 33.04% $404,798 $1,760 $11,906 0 0
John Ness 23 89 3.87 6 7 7 6.74% 22.47% $40,817 $459 $1,775 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
Danny R. Bird 37 239 6.46 21 29 31 8.79% 33.89% $360,476 $1,508 $9,743 0 0
John Ness 32 111 3.47 14 24 12 12.61% 45.05% $94,734 $853 $2,960 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
Danny R. Bird 35 171 4.89 13 12 22 7.6% 27.49% $224,731 $1,314 $6,421 0 0
John Ness 26 86 3.31 7 11 15 8.14% 38.37% $48,648 $566 $1,871 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
Danny R. Bird 36 158 4.39 6 16 18 3.8% 25.32% $125,667 $795 $3,491 0 0
John Ness 13 68 5.23 8 5 9 11.76% 32.35% $40,676 $598 $3,129 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
Danny R. Bird 22 126 5.73 10 11 14 7.94% 27.78% $84,426 $670 $3,838 0 0
John Ness 27 107 3.96 7 15 10 6.54% 29.91% $53,319 $498 $1,975 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
Danny R. Bird 17 81 4.76 4 6 5 4.94% 18.52% $42,126 $520 $2,478 0 0
John Ness 20 80 4 10 8 11 12.5% 36.25% $53,960 $675 $2,698 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
Danny R. Bird 14 45 3.21 0 4 5 0% 20% $20,027 $445 $1,431 0 0
John Ness 31 96 3.1 10 20 14 10.42% 45.83% $77,698 $809 $2,506 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
Danny R. Bird 6 43 7.17 1 2 7 2.33% 23.26% $24,939 $580 $4,157 0 0
John Ness 30 79 2.63 8 14 8 10.13% 37.97% $56,104 $710 $1,870 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
Danny R. Bird 5 11 2.2 1 0 1 9.09% 18.18% $5,913 $538 $1,183 0 0
John Ness 32 120 3.75 10 18 19 8.33% 39.17% $77,432 $645 $2,420 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
Danny R. Bird 13 38 2.92 0 3 5 0% 21.05% $14,073 $370 $1,083 0 0
John Ness 16 33 2.06 1 5 3 3.03% 27.27% $10,327 $313 $645 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
Danny R. Bird 24 84 3.5 4 7 3 4.76% 16.67% $50,506 $601 $2,104 0 0
John Ness 16 58 3.63 6 10 13 10.34% 50% $39,463 $680 $2,466 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
Danny R. Bird 15 82 5.47 0 3 2 0% 6.1% $27,262 $332 $1,817 0 0
John Ness 20 48 2.4 10 7 4 20.83% 43.75% $89,883 $1,873 $4,494 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
Danny R. Bird 20 91 4.55 4 8 5 4.4% 18.68% $87,202 $958 $4,360 0 0
John Ness 7 18 2.57 3 1 3 16.67% 38.89% $17,099 $950 $2,443 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
Danny R. Bird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
John Ness 20 74 3.7 4 6 13 5.41% 31.08% $34,648 $468 $1,732 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
Danny R. Bird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
John Ness 11 43 3.91 6 3 3 13.95% 27.91% $26,059 $606 $2,369 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
Danny R. Bird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
John Ness 36 91 2.53 14 11 17 15.38% 46.15% $57,684 $634 $1,602 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
Danny R. Bird 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $352 $176 $352 0 0
John Ness 28 85 3.04 18 11 15 21.18% 51.76% $60,352 $710 $2,155 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
Danny R. Bird 44 252 5.73 22 33 30 8.73% 33.73% $201,582 $800 $4,581 0 0
John Ness 24 55 2.29 16 8 8 29.09% 58.18% $43,773 $796 $1,824 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
Danny R. Bird 54 338 6.26 44 33 35 13.02% 33.14% $368,313 $1,090 $6,821 0 2
John Ness 25 78 3.12 11 8 10 14.1% 37.18% $42,727 $548 $1,709 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
Danny R. Bird 33 194 5.88 20 24 14 10.31% 29.9% $241,832 $1,247 $7,328 0 0
John Ness 7 17 2.43 1 1 0 5.88% 11.76% $4,648 $273 $664 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
Danny R. Bird 29 171 5.9 12 13 21 7.02% 26.9% $204,743 $1,197 $7,060 0 1
John Ness 1 2 2 0 2 0 0% 100% $1,672 $836 $1,672 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
Danny R. Bird 29 153 5.28 24 19 11 15.69% 35.29% $98,269 $642 $3,389 0 0
John Ness 2 2 1 1 0 0 50% 50% $10,557 $5,279 $5,279 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
Danny R. Bird 5 10 2 1 0 1 10% 20% $2,559 $256 $512 0 0
John Ness 13 55 4.23 1 4 7 1.82% 21.82% $6,849 $125 $527 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
Danny R. Bird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
John Ness 30 140 4.67 12 10 17 8.57% 27.86% $29,680 $212 $989 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
Danny R. Bird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
John Ness 22 82 3.73 13 13 14 15.85% 48.78% $24,138 $294 $1,097 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
Danny R. Bird 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
John Ness 8 26 3.25 0 2 3 0% 19.23% $1,851 $71 $231 0 0