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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 37 3.36 3 3 5 8.11% 29.73% $36,611 $989 $3,328 0 0
Giovanni Merced 46 149 3.24 33 20 35 22.15% 59.06% $255,397 $1,714 $5,552 1 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 30 191 6.37 22 18 31 11.52% 37.17% $233,307 $1,222 $7,777 0 0
Giovanni Merced 56 226 4.04 43 41 33 19.03% 51.77% $330,328 $1,462 $5,899 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
Giovanni Merced 36 137 3.81 35 18 16 25.55% 50.36% $264,964 $1,934 $7,360 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
Giovanni Merced 53 155 2.92 24 32 22 15.48% 50.32% $241,386 $1,557 $4,554 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
Giovanni Merced 51 124 2.43 20 19 17 16.13% 45.16% $186,249 $1,502 $3,652 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
Giovanni Merced 24 67 2.79 16 10 6 23.88% 47.76% $206,310 $3,079 $8,596 2 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
Shane M. Spiess 58 263 4.53 26 34 43 9.89% 39.16% $280,316 $1,066 $4,833 0 0
Giovanni Merced 1 5 5 0 0 0 0% 0% $840 $168 $840 0 0