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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 35 181 5.17 22 20 25 12.15% 37.02% $418,905 $2,314 $11,969 0 0
Edwin W. Merryman 1 7 7 1 0 2 14.29% 42.86% $26,820 $3,831 $26,820 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
Edwin W. Merryman 3 13 4.33 1 1 0 7.69% 15.38% $46,290 $3,561 $15,430 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
Edwin W. Merryman 6 26 4.33 1 3 5 3.85% 34.62% $109,090 $4,196 $18,182 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
Edwin W. Merryman 6 32 5.33 3 2 5 9.38% 31.25% $160,273 $5,009 $26,712 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
Edwin W. Merryman 5 17 3.4 3 5 3 17.65% 64.71% $111,012 $6,530 $22,202 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
Edwin W. Merryman 4 22 5.5 0 1 7 0% 36.36% $48,034 $2,183 $12,009 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
James S. Acquilano 56 300 5.36 80 71 45 26.67% 65.33% $919,058 $3,064 $16,412 0 0
Edwin W. Merryman 4 13 3.25 4 1 0 30.77% 38.46% $97,316 $7,486 $24,329 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
Edwin W. Merryman 4 17 4.25 1 7 3 5.88% 64.71% $81,896 $4,817 $20,474 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
Edwin W. Merryman 3 10 3.33 3 1 2 30% 60% $75,778 $7,578 $25,259 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 46 288 6.26 59 54 47 20.49% 55.56% $578,570 $2,009 $12,578 0 0
Edwin W. Merryman 4 23 5.75 1 2 3 4.35% 26.09% $53,414 $2,322 $13,354 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
Edwin W. Merryman 4 16 4 2 2 1 12.5% 31.25% $45,154 $2,822 $11,289 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
Edwin W. Merryman 5 15 3 1 2 1 6.67% 26.67% $29,938 $1,996 $5,988 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
Edwin W. Merryman 4 14 3.5 5 1 1 35.71% 50% $77,750 $5,554 $19,438 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
Edwin W. Merryman 8 66 8.25 8 14 9 12.12% 46.97% $503,963 $7,636 $62,995 0 5

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
Edwin W. Merryman 11 55 5 7 10 3 12.73% 36.36% $212,200 $3,858 $19,291 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
Edwin W. Merryman 12 64 5.33 8 10 8 12.5% 40.63% $223,370 $3,490 $18,614 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
Edwin W. Merryman 10 60 6 7 9 10 11.67% 43.33% $187,670 $3,128 $18,767 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 31 229 7.39 30 18 27 13.1% 32.75% $285,500 $1,247 $9,210 0 0
Edwin W. Merryman 18 101 5.61 9 13 10 8.91% 31.68% $244,851 $2,424 $13,603 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
Edwin W. Merryman 12 66 5.5 5 12 8 7.58% 37.88% $194,380 $2,945 $16,198 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
Edwin W. Merryman 11 48 4.36 5 5 5 10.42% 31.25% $148,241 $3,088 $13,476 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 54 318 5.89 43 45 43 13.52% 41.19% $470,907 $1,481 $8,721 0 0
Edwin W. Merryman 7 49 7 10 4 6 20.41% 40.82% $259,090 $5,288 $37,013 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
James S. Acquilano 49 256 5.22 41 37 34 16.02% 43.75% $430,421 $1,681 $8,784 0 0
Edwin W. Merryman 11 57 5.18 8 4 7 14.04% 33.33% $158,115 $2,774 $14,374 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 $22,031
James S. Acquilano 29 206 7.1 44 39 26 21.36% 52.91% $304,657 $1,479 $10,505 0 0
Edwin W. Merryman 9 38 4.22 4 3 3 10.53% 26.32% $84,621 $2,227 $9,402 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
Edwin W. Merryman 6 36 6 6 4 4 16.67% 38.89% $121,941 $3,387 $20,324 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
Edwin W. Merryman 3 11 3.67 1 3 2 9.09% 54.55% $36,896 $3,354 $12,299 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
Edwin W. Merryman 2 12 6 1 4 1 8.33% 50% $23,255 $1,938 $11,628 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
James S. Acquilano 30 190 6.33 28 23 27 14.74% 41.05% $161,422 $850 $5,381 0 0
Edwin W. Merryman 1 5 5 0 0 3 0% 60% $7,220 $1,444 $7,220 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 30 185 6.17 28 26 24 15.14% 42.16% $153,729 $831 $5,124 0 0
Edwin W. Merryman 1 4 4 0 0 0 0% 0% $210 $53 $210 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
Edwin W. Merryman 2 10 5 1 3 2 10% 60% $24,142 $2,414 $12,071 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
Edwin W. Merryman 5 42 8.4 1 3 5 2.38% 21.43% $51,361 $1,223 $10,272 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
Edwin W. Merryman 5 28 5.6 4 4 4 14.29% 42.86% $57,994 $2,071 $11,599 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
Edwin W. Merryman 4 16 4 4 3 2 25% 56.25% $26,342 $1,646 $6,586 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
Edwin W. Merryman 4 24 6 2 2 1 8.33% 20.83% $10,252 $427 $2,563 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
Edwin W. Merryman 6 66 11 11 11 8 16.67% 45.45% $54,281 $822 $9,047 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 47 315 6.7 59 50 47 18.73% 49.52% $276,743 $879 $5,888 0 0
Edwin W. Merryman 11 81 7.36 5 7 11 6.17% 28.4% $44,750 $552 $4,068 0 0