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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
Saeed bin Suroor 2 2 1 1 0 0 50% 50% $630,000 $315,000 $315,000 1 1
James B. Ludwig 3 4 1.33 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,440 $360 $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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Saeed bin Suroor 2 2 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James B. Ludwig 2 11 5.5 0 1 4 0% 45.45% $13,030 $1,185 $6,515 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
Saeed bin Suroor 5 7 1.4 1 2 0 14.29% 42.86% $937,500 $133,929 $187,500 1 1
James B. Ludwig 2 7 3.5 0 1 0 0% 14.29% $12,400 $1,771 $6,200 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
Saeed bin Suroor 9 14 1.56 0 0 2 0% 14.29% $340,000 $24,286 $37,778 0 0
James B. Ludwig 2 8 4 2 1 1 25% 50% $52,210 $6,526 $26,105 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
Saeed bin Suroor 9 12 1.33 1 1 0 8.33% 16.67% $2,067,500 $172,292 $229,722 0 0
James B. Ludwig 2 11 5.5 2 1 2 18.18% 45.45% $46,500 $4,227 $23,250 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
Saeed bin Suroor 2 2 1 0 1 1 0% 100% $3,580,000 $1,790,000 $1,790,000 0 0
James B. Ludwig 2 12 6 2 1 2 16.67% 41.67% $37,185 $3,099 $18,593 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
Saeed bin Suroor 8 9 1.13 1 0 1 11.11% 22.22% $7,395,000 $821,667 $924,375 1 1
James B. Ludwig 1 3 3 1 1 0 33.33% 66.67% $21,600 $7,200 $21,600 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
Saeed bin Suroor 8 10 1.25 2 1 1 20% 40% $10,820,000 $1,082,000 $1,352,500 2 2
James B. Ludwig 3 9 3 1 0 0 11.11% 11.11% $30,780 $3,420 $10,260 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
Saeed bin Suroor 7 8 1.14 1 1 0 12.5% 25% $1,700,000 $212,500 $242,857 1 1
James B. Ludwig 4 17 4.25 1 6 2 5.88% 52.94% $73,250 $4,309 $18,313 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
Saeed bin Suroor 2 2 1 0 0 1 0% 50% $220,000 $110,000 $110,000 0 0
James B. Ludwig 5 30 6 1 5 3 3.33% 30% $36,260 $1,209 $7,252 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
Saeed bin Suroor 6 6 1 1 1 2 16.67% 66.67% $6,800,000 $1,133,333 $1,133,333 1 1
James B. Ludwig 9 20 2.22 2 0 2 10% 20% $26,235 $1,312 $2,915 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
Saeed bin Suroor 11 12 1.09 1 1 1 8.33% 25% $6,410,000 $534,167 $582,727 1 1
James B. Ludwig 8 31 3.88 1 6 2 3.23% 29.03% $50,520 $1,630 $6,315 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
Saeed bin Suroor 13 14 1.08 2 1 1 14.29% 28.57% $4,340,000 $310,000 $333,846 2 2
James B. Ludwig 4 20 5 0 1 0 0% 5% $6,861 $343 $1,715 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Saeed bin Suroor 11 11 1 1 0 0 9.09% 9.09% $600,000 $54,545 $54,545 1 1
James B. Ludwig 6 28 4.67 1 0 1 3.57% 7.14% $9,323 $333 $1,554 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
Saeed bin Suroor 14 30 2.14 5 7 4 16.67% 53.33% $2,321,287 $77,376 $165,806 3 3
James B. Ludwig 8 24 3 2 0 0 8.33% 8.33% $18,008 $750 $2,251 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
Saeed bin Suroor 29 59 2.03 9 4 10 15.25% 38.98% $2,178,378 $36,922 $75,116 2 5
James B. Ludwig 7 27 3.86 2 1 6 7.41% 33.33% $24,390 $903 $3,484 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
Saeed bin Suroor 31 81 2.61 21 13 14 25.93% 59.26% $8,064,396 $99,560 $260,142 15 17
James B. Ludwig 8 26 3.25 1 0 2 3.85% 11.54% $12,525 $482 $1,566 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
Saeed bin Suroor 34 111 3.26 27 19 16 24.32% 55.86% $4,769,609 $42,969 $140,283 9 16
James B. Ludwig 3 8 2.67 0 1 3 0% 50% $8,476 $1,060 $2,825 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
Saeed bin Suroor 32 81 2.53 18 12 16 22.22% 56.79% $1,390,710 $17,169 $43,460 2 6
James B. Ludwig 5 19 3.8 0 1 1 0% 10.53% $13,540 $713 $2,708 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
Saeed bin Suroor 15 43 2.87 19 6 3 44.19% 65.12% $6,509,513 $151,384 $433,968 7 9
James B. Ludwig 2 4 2 0 0 1 0% 25% $3,430 $858 $1,715 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Saeed bin Suroor 12 31 2.58 8 2 3 25.81% 41.94% $815,251 $26,298 $67,938 3 4
James B. Ludwig 3 13 4.33 0 1 0 0% 7.69% $6,680 $514 $2,227 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
Saeed bin Suroor 12 17 1.42 3 1 1 17.65% 29.41% $2,830,059 $166,474 $235,838 3 3
James B. Ludwig 6 32 5.33 2 2 3 6.25% 21.88% $30,590 $956 $5,098 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
Saeed bin Suroor 17 23 1.35 4 5 5 17.39% 60.87% $6,034,130 $262,353 $354,949 4 4
James B. Ludwig 8 44 5.5 3 3 3 6.82% 20.45% $30,027 $682 $3,753 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
Saeed bin Suroor 33 77 2.33 18 6 9 23.38% 42.86% $10,837,975 $140,753 $328,423 12 12
James B. Ludwig 5 20 4 2 5 2 10% 45% $22,962 $1,148 $4,592 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
Saeed bin Suroor 19 43 2.26 8 9 2 18.6% 44.19% $5,751,828 $133,763 $302,728 5 5
James B. Ludwig 6 19 3.17 1 1 1 5.26% 15.79% $11,335 $597 $1,889 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
Saeed bin Suroor 13 28 2.15 5 3 3 17.86% 39.29% $8,065,103 $288,039 $620,393 4 4
James B. Ludwig 3 14 4.67 0 3 1 0% 28.57% $9,870 $705 $3,290 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Saeed bin Suroor 15 19 1.27 2 3 1 10.53% 31.58% $2,433,200 $128,063 $162,213 1 1
James B. Ludwig 2 5 2.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,140 $228 $570 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
Saeed bin Suroor 3 3 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $21,000 $7,000 $7,000 0 0
James B. Ludwig 3 3 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 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
Saeed bin Suroor 4 4 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James B. Ludwig 3 9 3 1 0 0 11.11% 11.11% $4,200 $467 $1,400 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
Saeed bin Suroor 2 2 1 1 0 0 50% 50% $220,000 $110,000 $110,000 1 1
James B. Ludwig 1 5 5 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 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
Saeed bin Suroor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James B. Ludwig 1 6 6 0 0 0 0% 0% $270 $45 $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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Saeed bin Suroor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James B. Ludwig 1 10 10 2 0 3 20% 50% $11,021 $1,102 $11,021 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
Saeed bin Suroor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James B. Ludwig 3 9 3 1 0 0 11.11% 11.11% $1,923 $214 $641 0 0