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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 11 38 3.45 3 3 5 7.89% 28.95% $36,811 $969 $3,346 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 2 8 4 0 2 1 0% 37.5% $34,820 $4,353 $17,410 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 30 191 6.37 22 18 31 11.52% 37.17% $233,307 $1,222 $7,777 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 2 19 9.5 0 3 4 0% 36.84% $62,350 $3,282 $31,175 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
Melanie W. McDonald 8 33 4.13 3 4 3 9.09% 30.3% $48,100 $1,458 $6,013 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 63 377 5.98 37 39 53 9.81% 34.22% $449,155 $1,191 $7,129 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 7 42 6 2 2 6 4.76% 23.81% $57,244 $1,363 $8,178 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
Melanie W. McDonald 8 43 5.38 2 4 1 4.65% 16.28% $57,537 $1,338 $7,192 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
Melanie W. McDonald 7 33 4.71 2 4 6 6.06% 36.36% $38,760 $1,175 $5,537 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
Melanie W. McDonald 3 10 3.33 1 0 1 10% 20% $10,050 $1,005 $3,350 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 57 310 5.44 25 37 48 8.06% 35.48% $288,730 $931 $5,065 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 7 35 5 1 4 6 2.86% 31.43% $31,738 $907 $4,534 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
Melanie W. McDonald 9 60 6.67 1 7 5 1.67% 21.67% $45,910 $765 $5,101 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 $22,031
Shane M. Spiess 91 476 5.23 54 80 54 11.34% 39.5% $492,188 $1,034 $5,409 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 9 68 7.56 6 13 9 8.82% 41.18% $78,010 $1,147 $8,668 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
Melanie W. McDonald 6 31 5.17 1 5 4 3.23% 32.26% $30,345 $979 $5,058 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
Melanie W. McDonald 6 28 4.67 0 3 2 0% 17.86% $16,807 $600 $2,801 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
Melanie W. McDonald 6 24 4 1 1 5 4.17% 29.17% $30,842 $1,285 $5,140 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 71 350 4.93 55 46 49 15.71% 42.86% $455,020 $1,300 $6,409 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 4 23 5.75 3 3 0 13.04% 26.09% $43,810 $1,905 $10,953 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
Melanie W. McDonald 4 11 2.75 0 2 1 0% 27.27% $6,690 $608 $1,673 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
Melanie W. McDonald 3 15 5 1 2 2 6.67% 33.33% $15,698 $1,047 $5,233 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
Melanie W. McDonald 4 26 6.5 2 6 4 7.69% 46.15% $41,378 $1,591 $10,345 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
Melanie W. McDonald 7 33 4.71 2 3 7 6.06% 36.36% $30,182 $915 $4,312 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 37 194 5.24 19 33 31 9.79% 42.78% $213,344 $1,100 $5,766 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 6 44 7.33 2 3 6 4.55% 25% $51,704 $1,175 $8,617 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
Melanie W. McDonald 7 34 4.86 0 0 3 0% 8.82% $15,488 $456 $2,213 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
Melanie W. McDonald 8 33 4.13 1 0 1 3.03% 6.06% $19,725 $598 $2,466 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
Melanie W. McDonald 3 23 7.67 0 1 5 0% 26.09% $15,554 $676 $5,185 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
Melanie W. McDonald 8 39 4.88 2 2 3 5.13% 17.95% $31,006 $795 $3,876 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
Melanie W. McDonald 8 56 7 1 5 7 1.79% 23.21% $32,071 $573 $4,009 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 66 330 5 47 43 51 14.24% 42.73% $479,314 $1,452 $7,262 0 1
Melanie W. McDonald 10 57 5.7 3 3 1 5.26% 12.28% $30,024 $527 $3,002 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
Melanie W. McDonald 11 84 7.64 6 16 9 7.14% 36.9% $84,900 $1,011 $7,718 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 54 369 6.83 57 71 60 15.45% 50.95% $455,505 $1,234 $8,435 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 15 109 7.27 8 8 9 7.34% 22.94% $75,129 $689 $5,009 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 67 427 6.37 75 71 76 17.56% 51.99% $516,715 $1,210 $7,712 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 15 87 5.8 3 2 5 3.45% 11.49% $47,004 $540 $3,134 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 56 336 6 48 50 49 14.29% 43.75% $329,127 $980 $5,877 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 14 94 6.71 6 11 10 6.38% 28.72% $183,963 $1,957 $13,140 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 58 337 5.81 47 47 50 13.95% 42.73% $356,813 $1,059 $6,152 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 16 117 7.31 10 16 16 8.55% 35.9% $175,022 $1,496 $10,939 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
Shane M. Spiess 53 340 6.42 35 39 32 10.29% 31.18% $229,364 $675 $4,328 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 16 88 5.5 7 6 11 7.95% 27.27% $58,048 $660 $3,628 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 56 341 6.09 32 57 65 9.38% 45.16% $191,130 $560 $3,413 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 11 86 7.82 3 12 17 3.49% 37.21% $40,126 $467 $3,648 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 57 237 4.16 29 39 29 12.24% 40.93% $141,421 $597 $2,481 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 11 83 7.55 5 7 6 6.02% 21.69% $26,094 $314 $2,372 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 66 316 4.79 41 45 31 12.97% 37.03% $142,098 $450 $2,153 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 16 65 4.06 5 7 9 7.69% 32.31% $39,431 $607 $2,464 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
Melanie W. McDonald 13 57 4.38 3 3 5 5.26% 19.3% $10,622 $186 $817 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 35 270 7.71 33 39 47 12.22% 44.07% $176,802 $655 $5,051 0 0
Melanie W. McDonald 19 89 4.68 7 12 9 7.87% 31.46% $32,849 $369 $1,729 0 0