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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 35 79 2.26 7 7 8 8.86% 27.85% $469,738 $5,946 $13,421 0 0
James A. Popovich 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,600 $800 $1,600 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. 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
James A. Popovich 1 7 7 0 0 1 0% 14.29% $4,686 $669 $4,686 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
James A. Popovich 1 5 5 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,910 $582 $2,910 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 62 224 3.61 28 30 24 12.5% 36.61% $2,115,778 $9,445 $34,125 0 3
James A. Popovich 1 3 3 0 0 1 0% 33.33% $3,600 $1,200 $3,600 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. 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
James A. Popovich 1 13 13 0 1 0 0% 7.69% $6,790 $522 $6,790 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 65 294 4.52 21 29 41 7.14% 30.95% $1,512,088 $5,143 $23,263 0 0
James A. Popovich 1 6 6 1 1 1 16.67% 50% $27,390 $4,565 $27,390 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
James A. Popovich 2 22 11 0 1 3 0% 18.18% $23,580 $1,072 $11,790 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 63 321 5.1 34 34 41 10.59% 33.96% $2,167,533 $6,752 $34,405 0 2
James A. Popovich 4 26 6.5 3 0 6 11.54% 34.62% $67,536 $2,598 $16,884 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 56 321 5.73 36 41 47 11.21% 38.63% $1,958,337 $6,101 $34,970 0 0
James A. Popovich 4 31 7.75 2 7 4 6.45% 41.94% $58,610 $1,891 $14,653 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 58 251 4.33 26 30 30 10.36% 34.26% $1,838,710 $7,326 $31,702 0 2
James A. Popovich 4 15 3.75 1 2 5 6.67% 53.33% $26,191 $1,746 $6,548 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 49 238 4.86 28 29 34 11.76% 38.24% $1,971,248 $8,283 $40,230 1 4
James A. Popovich 4 27 6.75 2 5 2 7.41% 33.33% $52,963 $1,962 $13,241 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 41 202 4.93 26 27 23 12.87% 37.62% $1,654,500 $8,191 $40,354 0 3
James A. Popovich 4 38 9.5 2 7 2 5.26% 28.95% $47,042 $1,238 $11,761 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 30 118 3.93 14 14 16 11.86% 37.29% $1,064,336 $9,020 $35,478 1 2
James A. Popovich 6 23 3.83 2 0 2 8.7% 17.39% $33,797 $1,469 $5,633 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 33 168 5.09 19 24 22 11.31% 38.69% $1,327,266 $7,900 $40,220 0 4
James A. Popovich 4 15 3.75 1 0 1 6.67% 13.33% $19,830 $1,322 $4,958 0 0