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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
James S. Acquilano 11 24 2.18 3 1 4 12.5% 33.33% $48,438 $2,018 $4,403 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 4 14 3.5 3 3 2 21.43% 57.14% $63,293 $4,521 $15,823 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
James S. Acquilano 35 181 5.17 22 20 25 12.15% 37.02% $418,905 $2,314 $11,969 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 8 42 5.25 6 4 9 14.29% 45.24% $187,162 $4,456 $23,395 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
James S. Acquilano 22 136 6.18 19 23 21 13.97% 46.32% $379,807 $2,793 $17,264 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 5 24 4.8 8 3 5 33.33% 66.67% $153,634 $6,401 $30,727 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
James S. Acquilano 22 147 6.68 20 24 34 13.61% 53.06% $426,864 $2,904 $19,403 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 6 21 3.5 1 4 3 4.76% 38.1% $49,870 $2,375 $8,312 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
James S. Acquilano 26 158 6.08 33 24 25 20.89% 51.9% $546,013 $3,456 $21,001 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 4 21 5.25 0 4 4 0% 38.1% $42,340 $2,016 $10,585 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
James S. Acquilano 47 199 4.23 35 36 32 17.59% 51.76% $547,240 $2,750 $11,643 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 8 23 2.88 5 6 5 21.74% 69.57% $130,789 $5,686 $16,349 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
James S. Acquilano 33 126 3.82 24 28 20 19.05% 57.14% $261,725 $2,077 $7,931 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 5 20 4 4 2 0 20% 30% $98,133 $4,907 $19,627 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
James S. Acquilano 56 300 5.36 80 71 45 26.67% 65.33% $919,058 $3,064 $16,412 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 6 39 6.5 8 9 6 20.51% 58.97% $217,873 $5,586 $36,312 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
James S. Acquilano 43 251 5.84 49 63 50 19.52% 64.54% $536,708 $2,138 $12,482 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 7 27 3.86 3 4 4 11.11% 40.74% $60,217 $2,230 $8,602 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
James S. Acquilano 44 259 5.89 39 56 35 15.06% 50.19% $495,939 $1,915 $11,271 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 9 31 3.44 6 2 2 19.35% 32.26% $120,750 $3,895 $13,417 0 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
James S. Acquilano 46 288 6.26 59 54 47 20.49% 55.56% $578,570 $2,009 $12,578 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 7 18 2.57 3 2 0 16.67% 27.78% $37,913 $2,106 $5,416 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
James S. Acquilano 50 287 5.74 56 35 47 19.51% 48.08% $549,366 $1,914 $10,987 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 8 22 2.75 2 1 2 9.09% 22.73% $22,214 $1,010 $2,777 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
James S. Acquilano 52 340 6.54 73 69 62 21.47% 60% $799,389 $2,351 $15,373 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 9 45 5 12 9 4 26.67% 55.56% $108,547 $2,412 $12,061 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
James S. Acquilano 56 385 6.88 63 50 55 16.36% 43.64% $715,459 $1,858 $12,776 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 6 38 6.33 9 8 3 23.68% 52.63% $130,665 $3,439 $21,778 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
James S. Acquilano 53 326 6.15 94 63 50 28.83% 63.5% $1,025,344 $3,145 $19,346 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 6 22 3.67 4 4 1 18.18% 40.91% $66,349 $3,016 $11,058 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
James S. Acquilano 52 352 6.77 76 59 55 21.59% 53.98% $701,443 $1,993 $13,489 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 17 48 2.82 3 7 3 6.25% 27.08% $63,515 $1,323 $3,736 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
James S. Acquilano 55 314 5.71 66 62 46 21.02% 55.41% $649,805 $2,069 $11,815 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 12 55 4.58 5 8 10 9.09% 41.82% $82,020 $1,491 $6,835 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
James S. Acquilano 43 272 6.33 51 62 43 18.75% 57.35% $609,926 $2,242 $14,184 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 10 44 4.4 4 6 3 9.09% 29.55% $89,185 $2,027 $8,919 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
James S. Acquilano 31 229 7.39 30 18 27 13.1% 32.75% $285,500 $1,247 $9,210 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 9 37 4.11 6 4 7 16.22% 45.95% $95,879 $2,591 $10,653 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
James S. Acquilano 45 258 5.73 34 24 45 13.18% 39.92% $347,168 $1,346 $7,715 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 10 47 4.7 6 4 5 12.77% 31.91% $95,840 $2,039 $9,584 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
James S. Acquilano 54 314 5.81 54 57 46 17.2% 50% $529,499 $1,686 $9,806 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 7 28 4 5 7 4 17.86% 57.14% $108,930 $3,890 $15,561 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
James S. Acquilano 54 318 5.89 43 45 43 13.52% 41.19% $470,907 $1,481 $8,721 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 11 29 2.64 4 2 3 13.79% 31.03% $58,140 $2,005 $5,285 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
James S. Acquilano 49 256 5.22 41 37 34 16.02% 43.75% $430,421 $1,681 $8,784 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 15 30 2 6 3 4 20% 43.33% $88,201 $2,940 $5,880 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
James S. Acquilano 29 206 7.1 44 39 26 21.36% 52.91% $304,657 $1,479 $10,505 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 13 27 2.08 3 3 4 11.11% 37.04% $36,274 $1,343 $2,790 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
James S. Acquilano 23 199 8.65 36 27 39 18.09% 51.26% $264,846 $1,331 $11,515 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 21 99 4.71 12 9 14 12.12% 35.35% $154,788 $1,564 $7,371 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
James S. Acquilano 20 156 7.8 21 24 31 13.46% 48.72% $160,914 $1,032 $8,046 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 23 101 4.39 16 13 14 15.84% 42.57% $176,053 $1,743 $7,654 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
James S. Acquilano 25 184 7.36 34 21 27 18.48% 44.57% $177,906 $967 $7,116 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 10 41 4.1 4 4 2 9.76% 24.39% $34,199 $834 $3,420 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
James S. Acquilano 30 190 6.33 28 23 27 14.74% 41.05% $161,422 $850 $5,381 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 9 26 2.89 2 5 0 7.69% 26.92% $16,455 $633 $1,828 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
James S. Acquilano 37 281 7.59 58 42 34 20.64% 47.69% $257,380 $916 $6,956 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 8 42 5.25 4 2 3 9.52% 21.43% $18,021 $429 $2,253 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
James S. Acquilano 36 301 8.36 56 47 40 18.6% 47.51% $349,473 $1,161 $9,708 0 1
Michael E. Sterling 35 120 3.43 17 15 18 14.17% 41.67% $40,147 $335 $1,147 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
James S. Acquilano 41 279 6.8 59 53 40 21.15% 54.48% $331,188 $1,187 $8,078 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 11 85 7.73 18 11 15 21.18% 51.76% $38,460 $452 $3,496 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
James S. Acquilano 37 253 6.84 63 35 34 24.9% 52.17% $285,904 $1,130 $7,727 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 4 16 4 1 3 4 6.25% 50% $13,330 $833 $3,333 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
James S. Acquilano 52 316 6.08 57 60 39 18.04% 49.37% $248,885 $788 $4,786 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 6 35 5.83 2 2 4 5.71% 22.86% $23,351 $667 $3,892 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
James S. Acquilano 44 322 7.32 67 57 39 20.81% 50.62% $287,586 $893 $6,536 0 0
Michael E. Sterling 10 38 3.8 2 3 6 5.26% 28.95% $25,208 $663 $2,521 0 0