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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
Shane M. Spiess 30 191 6.37 22 18 31 11.52% 37.17% $233,307 $1,222 $7,777 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 2 7 3.5 0 0 2 0% 28.57% $9,720 $1,389 $4,860 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
Shane M. Spiess 42 226 5.38 17 18 38 7.52% 32.3% $225,467 $998 $5,368 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 7 32 4.57 4 4 3 12.5% 34.38% $85,985 $2,687 $12,284 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
Shane M. Spiess 63 377 5.98 37 39 53 9.81% 34.22% $449,155 $1,191 $7,129 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 7 36 5.14 0 2 3 0% 13.89% $39,650 $1,101 $5,664 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
Shane M. Spiess 76 451 5.93 59 73 81 13.08% 47.23% $745,456 $1,653 $9,809 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 9 55 6.11 2 4 10 3.64% 29.09% $76,928 $1,399 $8,548 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
Shane M. Spiess 70 388 5.54 48 64 60 12.37% 44.33% $592,189 $1,526 $8,460 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 2 7 3.5 0 0 1 0% 14.29% $5,693 $813 $2,847 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
Shane M. Spiess 58 263 4.53 26 34 43 9.89% 39.16% $280,316 $1,066 $4,833 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 3 8 2.67 0 0 0 0% 0% $3,600 $450 $1,200 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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Shane M. Spiess 64 343 5.36 32 39 55 9.33% 36.73% $325,978 $950 $5,093 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 4 15 3.75 0 0 0 0% 0% $3,387 $226 $847 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
Shane M. Spiess 91 476 5.23 54 80 54 11.34% 39.5% $492,188 $1,034 $5,409 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 9 70 7.78 2 1 8 2.86% 15.71% $50,097 $716 $5,566 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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Shane M. Spiess 97 536 5.53 62 84 79 11.57% 41.98% $633,643 $1,182 $6,532 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 13 74 5.69 5 7 7 6.76% 25.68% $75,670 $1,023 $5,821 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
Shane M. Spiess 89 442 4.97 46 71 62 10.41% 40.5% $455,701 $1,031 $5,120 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 11 61 5.55 4 9 4 6.56% 27.87% $70,092 $1,149 $6,372 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
Shane M. Spiess 70 352 5.03 60 53 58 17.05% 48.58% $552,624 $1,570 $7,895 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 6 38 6.33 1 2 3 2.63% 15.79% $52,595 $1,384 $8,766 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
Shane M. Spiess 51 263 5.16 37 48 42 14.07% 48.29% $390,988 $1,487 $7,666 0 1
Wendell L. McDaniel 9 42 4.67 0 2 7 0% 21.43% $27,121 $646 $3,013 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
Shane M. Spiess 40 171 4.28 31 35 26 18.13% 53.8% $370,620 $2,167 $9,266 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 8 41 5.13 0 3 4 0% 17.07% $40,973 $999 $5,122 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
Shane M. Spiess 40 227 5.68 16 21 40 7.05% 33.92% $141,797 $625 $3,545 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 4 38 9.5 4 6 4 10.53% 36.84% $99,343 $2,614 $24,836 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
Shane M. Spiess 32 245 7.66 24 35 42 9.8% 41.22% $227,960 $930 $7,124 0 1
Wendell L. McDaniel 4 12 3 0 0 1 0% 8.33% $4,985 $415 $1,246 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
Shane M. Spiess 46 315 6.85 41 44 47 13.02% 41.9% $499,751 $1,587 $10,864 0 1
Wendell L. McDaniel 5 5 1 0 1 0 0% 20% $4,600 $920 $920 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
Shane M. Spiess 57 326 5.72 42 49 59 12.88% 46.01% $485,583 $1,490 $8,519 0 2
Wendell L. McDaniel 24 109 4.54 8 8 14 7.34% 27.52% $142,015 $1,303 $5,917 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
Shane M. Spiess 51 279 5.47 43 30 45 15.41% 42.29% $326,615 $1,171 $6,404 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 26 153 5.88 8 13 25 5.23% 30.07% $162,370 $1,061 $6,245 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
Shane M. Spiess 48 257 5.35 25 25 35 9.73% 33.07% $215,350 $838 $4,486 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 13 86 6.62 2 5 6 2.33% 15.12% $60,341 $702 $4,642 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
Shane M. Spiess 47 265 5.64 24 36 41 9.06% 38.11% $222,825 $841 $4,741 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 14 37 2.64 1 0 2 2.7% 8.11% $19,601 $530 $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. 4 13.53% 40.55% $5,513 $22,031
Shane M. Spiess 65 378 5.82 49 49 51 12.96% 39.42% $526,961 $1,394 $8,107 0 2
Wendell L. McDaniel 4 6 1.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,550 $258 $388 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
Shane M. Spiess 66 316 4.79 41 45 31 12.97% 37.03% $142,098 $450 $2,153 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 2 2 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,075 $538 $538 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
Shane M. Spiess 57 351 6.16 49 43 43 13.96% 38.46% $178,941 $510 $3,139 0 0
Wendell L. McDaniel 14 77 5.5 5 7 12 6.49% 31.17% $69,041 $897 $4,932 0 0