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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 63 377 5.98 37 39 53 9.81% 34.22% $449,155 $1,191 $7,129 0 0
Michael Merryman 11 41 3.73 6 7 3 14.63% 39.02% $216,729 $5,286 $19,703 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
Michael Merryman 20 94 4.7 7 10 17 7.45% 36.17% $416,674 $4,433 $20,834 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
Michael Merryman 21 71 3.38 12 9 6 16.9% 38.03% $416,194 $5,862 $19,819 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 58 263 4.53 26 34 43 9.89% 39.16% $280,316 $1,066 $4,833 0 0
Michael Merryman 10 35 3.5 7 1 4 20% 34.29% $146,019 $4,172 $14,602 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
Michael Merryman 14 43 3.07 5 6 6 11.63% 39.53% $161,894 $3,765 $11,564 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
Michael Merryman 5 32 6.4 2 4 4 6.25% 31.25% $78,269 $2,446 $15,654 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
Michael Merryman 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $125 $63 $125 0 0