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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
Steve Koler 4 15 3.75 1 1 2 6.67% 26.67% $15,164 $1,011 $3,791 0 0
John E. Cortez 4 10 2.5 1 0 0 10% 10% $30,560 $3,056 $7,640 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
Steve Koler 3 13 4.33 0 0 3 0% 23.08% $9,756 $750 $3,252 0 0
John E. Cortez 2 3 1.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $4,900 $1,633 $2,450 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
Steve Koler 3 17 5.67 1 1 2 5.88% 23.53% $14,361 $845 $4,787 0 0
John E. Cortez 1 2 2 0 0 1 0% 50% $3,380 $1,690 $3,380 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
Steve Koler 5 22 4.4 2 1 3 9.09% 27.27% $27,272 $1,240 $5,454 0 0
John E. Cortez 2 10 5 0 0 0 0% 0% $7,120 $712 $3,560 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
Steve Koler 6 44 7.33 2 5 3 4.55% 22.73% $36,748 $835 $6,125 0 0
John E. Cortez 4 23 5.75 1 1 5 4.35% 30.43% $48,060 $2,090 $12,015 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
Steve Koler 4 15 3.75 1 1 0 6.67% 13.33% $9,072 $605 $2,268 0 0
John E. Cortez 3 20 6.67 2 2 3 10% 35% $56,180 $2,809 $18,727 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
Steve Koler 5 18 3.6 2 1 1 11.11% 22.22% $13,671 $760 $2,734 0 0
John E. Cortez 5 29 5.8 0 4 2 0% 20.69% $50,228 $1,732 $10,046 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
Steve Koler 10 32 3.2 0 1 4 0% 15.63% $10,030 $313 $1,003 0 0
John E. Cortez 2 6 3 0 0 1 0% 16.67% $6,540 $1,090 $3,270 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
Steve Koler 18 90 5 4 7 9 4.44% 22.22% $53,402 $593 $2,967 0 0
John E. Cortez 1 7 7 1 1 1 14.29% 42.86% $20,795 $2,971 $20,795 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 $22,028
Steve Koler 15 93 6.2 9 14 19 9.68% 45.16% $94,468 $1,016 $6,298 0 0
John E. Cortez 3 11 3.67 2 2 1 18.18% 45.45% $94,940 $8,631 $31,647 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
Steve Koler 16 86 5.38 9 23 16 10.47% 55.81% $121,345 $1,411 $7,584 0 0
John E. Cortez 3 30 10 1 2 5 3.33% 26.67% $78,060 $2,602 $26,020 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
Steve Koler 16 87 5.44 8 9 11 9.2% 32.18% $71,660 $824 $4,479 0 0
John E. Cortez 2 10 5 1 2 1 10% 40% $10,580 $1,058 $5,290 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
Steve Koler 19 92 4.84 10 10 14 10.87% 36.96% $80,855 $879 $4,256 0 0
John E. Cortez 2 3 1.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,050 $350 $525 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
Steve Koler 17 65 3.82 7 8 13 10.77% 43.08% $44,102 $678 $2,594 0 0
John E. Cortez 4 20 5 1 2 6 5% 45% $37,430 $1,872 $9,358 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 $22,028
Steve Koler 14 63 4.5 3 2 14 4.76% 30.16% $32,238 $512 $2,303 0 0
John E. Cortez 6 29 4.83 1 3 4 3.45% 27.59% $27,571 $951 $4,595 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
Steve Koler 13 76 5.85 5 9 7 6.58% 27.63% $41,872 $551 $3,221 0 0
John E. Cortez 3 16 5.33 0 0 0 0% 0% $4,383 $274 $1,461 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
Steve Koler 11 71 6.45 5 5 8 7.04% 25.35% $37,191 $524 $3,381 0 0
John E. Cortez 2 12 6 1 0 5 8.33% 50% $8,639 $720 $4,320 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
Steve Koler 19 98 5.16 6 6 14 6.12% 26.53% $76,721 $783 $4,038 0 0
John E. Cortez 7 16 2.29 1 0 1 6.25% 12.5% $9,507 $594 $1,358 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 $22,028
Steve Koler 14 99 7.07 8 14 8 8.08% 30.3% $115,317 $1,165 $8,237 0 0
John E. Cortez 5 7 1.4 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,800 $400 $560 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
Steve Koler 10 47 4.7 3 6 8 6.38% 36.17% $37,222 $792 $3,722 0 0
John E. Cortez 2 11 5.5 0 0 2 0% 18.18% $7,680 $698 $3,840 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
Steve Koler 7 49 7 7 5 9 14.29% 42.86% $41,066 $838 $5,867 0 0
John E. Cortez 4 12 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,588 $216 $647 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
Steve Koler 9 34 3.78 1 4 5 2.94% 29.41% $15,334 $451 $1,704 0 0
John E. Cortez 4 15 3.75 1 0 1 6.67% 13.33% $13,340 $889 $3,335 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
Steve Koler 2 10 5 1 2 0 10% 30% $5,180 $518 $2,590 0 0
John E. Cortez 2 6 3 1 1 1 16.67% 50% $4,140 $690 $2,070 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
Steve Koler 4 7 1.75 0 0 0 0% 0% $137 $20 $34 0 0
John E. Cortez 4 10 2.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $516 $52 $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 $22,028
Steve Koler 9 29 3.22 1 1 1 3.45% 10.34% $4,630 $160 $514 0 0
John E. Cortez 4 9 2.25 0 0 0 0% 0% $664 $74 $166 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
Steve Koler 8 45 5.63 7 8 6 15.56% 46.67% $29,302 $651 $3,663 0 0
John E. Cortez 6 16 2.67 2 0 0 12.5% 12.5% $6,039 $377 $1,007 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
Steve Koler 6 42 7 2 7 7 4.76% 38.1% $12,379 $295 $2,063 0 0
John E. Cortez 8 24 3 2 1 1 8.33% 16.67% $69,535 $2,897 $8,692 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
Steve Koler 9 41 4.56 5 8 3 12.2% 39.02% $17,576 $429 $1,953 0 0
John E. Cortez 9 47 5.22 3 3 6 6.38% 25.53% $58,955 $1,254 $6,551 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
Steve Koler 3 6 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,149 $192 $383 0 0
John E. Cortez 8 29 3.63 1 1 5 3.45% 24.14% $48,810 $1,683 $6,101 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
Steve Koler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
John E. Cortez 8 30 3.75 0 1 2 0% 10% $7,220 $241 $903 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
Steve Koler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
John E. Cortez 7 22 3.14 1 0 2 4.55% 13.64% $15,141 $688 $2,163 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
Steve Koler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
John E. Cortez 10 22 2.2 1 2 0 4.55% 13.64% $5,218 $237 $522 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
Steve Koler 10 32 3.2 1 3 2 3.13% 18.75% $3,295 $103 $330 0 0
John E. Cortez 9 34 3.78 1 3 4 2.94% 23.53% $20,675 $608 $2,297 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
Steve Koler 8 27 3.38 1 1 1 3.7% 11.11% $9,710 $360 $1,214 0 0
John E. Cortez 7 35 5 1 2 0 2.86% 8.57% $16,600 $474 $2,371 0 0