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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
Peter R. Walder 57 202 3.54 27 33 29 13.37% 44.06% $1,152,737 $5,707 $20,223 0 0
Ben Root 3 5 1.67 1 2 1 20% 80% $6,850 $1,370 $2,283 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
Peter R. Walder 75 227 3.03 33 39 28 14.54% 44.05% $1,016,361 $4,477 $13,551 0 1
Ben Root 3 8 2.67 2 1 1 25% 50% $17,144 $2,143 $5,715 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
Peter R. Walder 50 156 3.12 32 30 20 20.51% 52.56% $1,109,705 $7,113 $22,194 0 1
Ben Root 12 31 2.58 7 5 11 22.58% 74.19% $61,018 $1,968 $5,085 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
Peter R. Walder 77 261 3.39 40 39 38 15.33% 44.83% $1,123,943 $4,306 $14,597 0 1
Ben Root 17 44 2.59 6 12 6 13.64% 54.55% $55,066 $1,252 $3,239 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
Peter R. Walder 44 126 2.86 16 19 19 12.7% 42.86% $379,015 $3,008 $8,614 0 0
Ben Root 16 40 2.5 11 9 4 27.5% 60% $74,836 $1,871 $4,677 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
Peter R. Walder 49 157 3.2 43 27 23 27.39% 59.24% $996,906 $6,350 $20,345 1 2
Ben Root 26 108 4.15 21 27 21 19.44% 63.89% $122,845 $1,137 $4,725 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
Peter R. Walder 67 224 3.34 45 47 39 20.09% 58.48% $1,458,842 $6,513 $21,774 0 1
Ben Root 42 143 3.4 25 25 26 17.48% 53.15% $176,367 $1,233 $4,199 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
Peter R. Walder 48 164 3.42 48 32 19 29.27% 60.37% $874,065 $5,330 $18,210 0 0
Ben Root 49 176 3.59 39 31 26 22.16% 54.55% $235,905 $1,340 $4,814 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
Peter R. Walder 60 205 3.42 67 49 30 32.68% 71.22% $1,080,672 $5,272 $18,011 0 0
Ben Root 50 167 3.34 25 25 22 14.97% 43.11% $189,455 $1,134 $3,789 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
Peter R. Walder 84 263 3.13 66 55 48 25.1% 64.26% $1,217,694 $4,630 $14,496 0 0
Ben Root 65 237 3.65 36 39 24 15.19% 41.77% $270,659 $1,142 $4,164 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
Peter R. Walder 71 177 2.49 39 28 16 22.03% 46.89% $633,217 $3,577 $8,919 0 0
Ben Root 81 299 3.69 44 35 53 14.72% 44.15% $307,425 $1,028 $3,795 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
Peter R. Walder 67 215 3.21 65 43 28 30.23% 63.26% $1,130,222 $5,257 $16,869 0 0
Ben Root 89 371 4.17 70 52 59 18.87% 48.79% $387,861 $1,045 $4,358 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
Peter R. Walder 58 169 2.91 45 34 22 26.63% 59.76% $802,587 $4,749 $13,838 0 0
Ben Root 68 286 4.21 42 53 44 14.69% 48.6% $304,661 $1,065 $4,480 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
Peter R. Walder 58 153 2.64 40 21 22 26.14% 54.25% $626,915 $4,097 $10,809 0 0
Ben Root 68 283 4.16 38 40 46 13.43% 43.82% $221,923 $784 $3,264 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
Peter R. Walder 51 156 3.06 24 27 27 15.38% 50% $450,501 $2,888 $8,833 0 0
Ben Root 25 92 3.68 17 17 4 18.48% 41.3% $73,856 $803 $2,954 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
Peter R. Walder 31 85 2.74 24 18 8 28.24% 58.82% $292,361 $3,440 $9,431 0 0
Ben Root 14 78 5.57 8 17 11 10.26% 46.15% $32,042 $411 $2,289 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
Peter R. Walder 26 78 3 20 9 14 25.64% 55.13% $263,128 $3,373 $10,120 0 0
Ben Root 18 51 2.83 7 10 7 13.73% 47.06% $26,214 $514 $1,456 0 0