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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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 20 69 3.45 13 12 15 18.84% 57.97% $217,090 $3,146 $10,855 0 0
Michael L. Slager 6 40 6.67 3 8 11 7.5% 55% $89,261 $2,232 $14,877 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 15 74 4.93 12 10 10 16.22% 43.24% $221,420 $2,992 $14,761 0 0
Michael L. Slager 5 31 6.2 1 5 6 3.23% 38.71% $51,804 $1,671 $10,361 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 26 106 4.08 17 13 16 16.04% 43.4% $263,780 $2,488 $10,145 0 0
Michael L. Slager 4 34 8.5 1 5 3 2.94% 26.47% $80,251 $2,360 $20,063 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 31 132 4.26 23 13 28 17.42% 48.48% $360,770 $2,733 $11,638 0 0
Michael L. Slager 4 27 6.75 0 0 3 0% 11.11% $29,254 $1,083 $7,314 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 23 85 3.7 23 9 8 27.06% 47.06% $277,160 $3,261 $12,050 0 0
Michael L. Slager 4 20 5 3 4 3 15% 50% $66,706 $3,335 $16,677 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 25 79 3.16 8 12 12 10.13% 40.51% $152,760 $1,934 $6,110 0 0
Michael L. Slager 2 17 8.5 2 0 3 11.76% 29.41% $37,581 $2,211 $18,791 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 17 63 3.71 9 6 11 14.29% 41.27% $111,985 $1,778 $6,587 0 0
Michael L. Slager 1 4 4 1 0 1 25% 50% $19,040 $4,760 $19,040 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 12 39 3.25 8 6 5 20.51% 48.72% $83,335 $2,137 $6,945 0 0
Michael L. Slager 1 2 2 0 1 0 0% 50% $5,925 $2,963 $5,925 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 36 119 3.31 17 17 12 14.29% 38.66% $249,277 $2,095 $6,924 0 0
Michael L. Slager 2 11 5.5 0 2 2 0% 36.36% $7,743 $704 $3,872 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 44 127 2.89 20 19 14 15.75% 41.73% $333,214 $2,624 $7,573 0 0
Michael L. Slager 3 17 5.67 2 2 1 11.76% 29.41% $20,734 $1,220 $6,911 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 57 188 3.3 34 22 27 18.09% 44.15% $547,858 $2,914 $9,612 0 0
Michael L. Slager 2 2 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $310 $155 $155 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 49 256 5.22 52 49 31 20.31% 51.56% $553,758 $2,163 $11,301 0 0
Michael L. Slager 11 33 3 4 5 1 12.12% 30.3% $69,965 $2,120 $6,360 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 34 157 4.62 32 21 20 20.38% 46.5% $277,035 $1,765 $8,148 0 0
Michael L. Slager 12 76 6.33 3 8 10 3.95% 27.63% $86,699 $1,141 $7,225 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 19 86 4.53 10 13 10 11.63% 38.37% $91,473 $1,064 $4,814 0 0
Michael L. Slager 6 38 6.33 5 3 4 13.16% 31.58% $71,341 $1,877 $11,890 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 17 149 8.76 16 15 34 10.74% 43.62% $161,072 $1,081 $9,475 0 0
Michael L. Slager 5 43 8.6 6 7 8 13.95% 48.84% $42,086 $979 $8,417 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 9 98 10.89 8 14 12 8.16% 34.69% $45,153 $461 $5,017 0 0
Michael L. Slager 4 28 7 2 5 0 7.14% 25% $17,805 $636 $4,451 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 9 67 7.44 10 7 8 14.93% 37.31% $55,497 $828 $6,166 0 0
Michael L. Slager 2 7 3.5 1 0 1 14.29% 28.57% $4,748 $678 $2,374 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 34 220 6.47 32 25 20 14.55% 35% $108,263 $492 $3,184 0 0
Michael L. Slager 13 41 3.15 2 2 3 4.88% 17.07% $15,943 $389 $1,226 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 $22,028
Michael C. Pappada 22 178 8.09 27 24 24 15.17% 42.13% $117,691 $661 $5,350 0 0
Michael L. Slager 2 8 4 0 1 0 0% 12.5% $1,380 $173 $690 0 0