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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
David G. Donk 33 69 2.09 6 5 7 8.7% 26.09% $388,673 $5,633 $11,778 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 6 12 2 4 1 3 33.33% 66.67% $186,740 $15,562 $31,123 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
David G. Donk 54 223 4.13 19 20 19 8.52% 26.01% $1,369,668 $6,142 $25,364 0 1
Edward Plesa, Jr. 21 84 4 15 17 9 17.86% 48.81% $653,575 $7,781 $31,123 0 2

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
David G. Donk 52 214 4.12 16 25 26 7.48% 31.31% $1,398,240 $6,534 $26,889 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 33 113 3.42 17 13 19 15.04% 43.36% $858,507 $7,597 $26,015 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 $22,031
David G. Donk 68 290 4.26 21 30 33 7.24% 28.97% $1,927,385 $6,646 $28,344 0 2
Edward Plesa, Jr. 31 132 4.26 25 23 17 18.94% 49.24% $1,278,701 $9,687 $41,248 0 3

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
David G. Donk 62 224 3.61 28 30 24 12.5% 36.61% $2,115,778 $9,445 $34,125 0 3
Edward Plesa, Jr. 39 169 4.33 33 30 17 19.53% 47.34% $1,415,660 $8,377 $36,299 0 3

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
David G. Donk 68 298 4.38 30 42 34 10.07% 35.57% $2,354,928 $7,902 $34,631 0 2
Edward Plesa, Jr. 33 158 4.79 27 29 25 17.09% 51.27% $1,100,643 $6,966 $33,353 1 2

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
David G. Donk 65 294 4.52 21 29 41 7.14% 30.95% $1,512,088 $5,143 $23,263 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 45 165 3.67 24 15 21 14.55% 36.36% $791,475 $4,797 $17,588 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
David G. Donk 60 286 4.77 34 45 53 11.89% 46.15% $2,435,461 $8,516 $40,591 0 1
Edward Plesa, Jr. 42 162 3.86 30 25 14 18.52% 42.59% $987,697 $6,097 $23,517 0 3

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
David G. Donk 63 321 5.1 34 34 41 10.59% 33.96% $2,167,533 $6,752 $34,405 0 2
Edward Plesa, Jr. 43 152 3.53 28 19 22 18.42% 45.39% $1,102,552 $7,254 $25,641 0 6

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
David G. Donk 56 321 5.73 36 41 47 11.21% 38.63% $1,958,337 $6,101 $34,970 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 57 229 4.02 29 35 44 12.66% 47.16% $1,164,170 $5,084 $20,424 0 1

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
David G. Donk 58 251 4.33 26 30 30 10.36% 34.26% $1,838,710 $7,326 $31,702 0 2
Edward Plesa, Jr. 79 292 3.7 44 47 46 15.07% 46.92% $1,877,755 $6,431 $23,769 1 3

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
David G. Donk 49 238 4.86 28 29 34 11.76% 38.24% $1,971,248 $8,283 $40,230 1 4
Edward Plesa, Jr. 74 268 3.62 37 37 35 13.81% 40.67% $1,643,567 $6,133 $22,210 1 4

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
David G. Donk 41 202 4.93 26 27 23 12.87% 37.62% $1,654,500 $8,191 $40,354 0 3
Edward Plesa, Jr. 93 353 3.8 67 55 37 18.98% 45.04% $2,832,186 $8,023 $30,454 3 13

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
David G. Donk 30 118 3.93 14 14 16 11.86% 37.29% $1,064,336 $9,020 $35,478 1 2
Edward Plesa, Jr. 120 401 3.34 91 53 61 22.69% 51.12% $3,693,318 $9,210 $30,778 1 12

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
David G. Donk 33 168 5.09 19 24 22 11.31% 38.69% $1,327,266 $7,900 $40,220 0 4
Edward Plesa, Jr. 96 415 4.32 71 83 54 17.11% 50.12% $2,485,839 $5,990 $25,894 1 9

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
David G. Donk 37 184 4.97 18 21 20 9.78% 32.07% $863,325 $4,692 $23,333 0 3
Edward Plesa, Jr. 106 468 4.42 78 63 49 16.67% 40.6% $2,461,417 $5,259 $23,221 1 8

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
David G. Donk 38 196 5.16 22 21 22 11.22% 33.16% $980,088 $5,000 $25,792 1 3
Edward Plesa, Jr. 121 494 4.08 77 67 63 15.59% 41.9% $1,974,050 $3,996 $16,314 0 3

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
David G. Donk 51 211 4.14 24 30 32 11.37% 40.76% $1,151,294 $5,456 $22,574 0 3
Edward Plesa, Jr. 133 550 4.14 80 80 77 14.55% 43.09% $2,015,320 $3,664 $15,153 0 2

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
David G. Donk 46 202 4.39 24 25 35 11.88% 41.58% $1,351,410 $6,690 $29,378 1 1
Edward Plesa, Jr. 130 558 4.29 102 102 76 18.28% 50.18% $3,025,558 $5,422 $23,274 3 8

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
David G. Donk 70 283 4.04 33 32 31 11.66% 33.92% $1,502,565 $5,309 $21,465 1 4
Edward Plesa, Jr. 121 505 4.17 81 71 66 16.04% 43.17% $3,011,936 $5,964 $24,892 3 11

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
David G. Donk 57 209 3.67 25 29 27 11.96% 38.76% $1,249,099 $5,977 $21,914 0 3
Edward Plesa, Jr. 110 474 4.31 77 63 68 16.24% 43.88% $2,857,623 $6,029 $25,978 0 16

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
David G. Donk 46 210 4.57 20 16 25 9.52% 29.05% $914,106 $4,353 $19,872 0 1
Edward Plesa, Jr. 98 427 4.36 81 71 62 18.97% 50.12% $2,320,106 $5,434 $23,675 0 3

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
David G. Donk 46 291 6.33 25 30 56 8.59% 38.14% $1,230,912 $4,230 $26,759 0 3
Edward Plesa, Jr. 100 397 3.97 56 60 51 14.11% 42.07% $1,830,409 $4,611 $18,304 0 8

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
David G. Donk 60 270 4.5 29 25 48 10.74% 37.78% $1,034,471 $3,831 $17,241 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 110 437 3.97 76 62 60 17.39% 45.31% $2,520,681 $5,768 $22,915 1 9

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
David G. Donk 60 259 4.32 28 31 43 10.81% 39.38% $1,088,565 $4,203 $18,143 0 0
Edward Plesa, Jr. 99 430 4.34 70 63 61 16.28% 45.12% $1,837,399 $4,273 $18,560 2 5

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
David G. Donk 45 190 4.22 21 26 28 11.05% 39.47% $1,052,235 $5,538 $23,383 2 3
Edward Plesa, Jr. 95 428 4.51 62 64 56 14.49% 42.52% $1,892,007 $4,421 $19,916 0 12

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
David G. Donk 38 161 4.24 24 33 26 14.91% 51.55% $1,164,631 $7,234 $30,648 1 3
Edward Plesa, Jr. 94 494 5.26 81 76 66 16.4% 45.14% $1,523,061 $3,083 $16,203 0 1

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
David G. Donk 39 164 4.21 20 27 26 12.2% 44.51% $898,526 $5,479 $23,039 0 2
Edward Plesa, Jr. 108 445 4.12 77 73 60 17.3% 47.19% $2,064,565 $4,639 $19,116 3 7

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
David G. Donk 45 225 5 31 36 28 13.78% 42.22% $1,492,647 $6,634 $33,170 3 4
Edward Plesa, Jr. 104 479 4.61 81 84 81 16.91% 51.36% $2,057,499 $4,295 $19,784 0 6

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
David G. Donk 36 175 4.86 21 22 22 12% 37.14% $1,324,674 $7,570 $36,797 1 1
Edward Plesa, Jr. 92 470 5.11 88 64 87 18.72% 50.85% $1,462,137 $3,111 $15,893 0 3

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
David G. Donk 38 201 5.29 41 24 21 20.4% 42.79% $2,433,462 $12,107 $64,038 3 8
Edward Plesa, Jr. 97 447 4.61 74 74 63 16.55% 47.2% $1,411,233 $3,157 $14,549 2 5

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
David G. Donk 28 149 5.32 21 19 16 14.09% 37.58% $1,745,574 $11,715 $62,342 3 3
Edward Plesa, Jr. 92 440 4.78 90 58 58 20.45% 46.82% $1,067,988 $2,427 $11,609 0 1

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
David G. Donk 19 109 5.74 19 14 17 17.43% 45.87% $787,361 $7,223 $41,440 5 6
Edward Plesa, Jr. 83 417 5.02 93 73 53 22.3% 52.52% $1,048,306 $2,514 $12,630 0 2

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
David G. Donk 15 67 4.47 10 7 8 14.93% 37.31% $547,492 $8,172 $36,499 1 3
Edward Plesa, Jr. 93 478 5.14 79 71 52 16.53% 42.26% $797,070 $1,668 $8,571 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
David G. Donk 14 48 3.43 4 6 10 8.33% 41.67% $235,943 $4,915 $16,853 1 1
Edward Plesa, Jr. 78 450 5.77 51 68 67 11.33% 41.33% $591,068 $1,313 $7,578 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
David G. Donk 10 46 4.6 12 1 3 26.09% 34.78% $380,096 $8,263 $38,010 2 3
Edward Plesa, Jr. 67 279 4.16 42 35 30 15.05% 38.35% $536,424 $1,923 $8,006 0 0