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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
Michael Yates 44 143 3.25 21 24 20 14.69% 45.45% $1,135,958 $7,944 $25,817 2 3
Charles Craig Smith 2 3 1.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,080 $360 $540 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
Michael Yates 53 160 3.02 23 18 19 14.38% 37.5% $1,103,008 $6,894 $20,811 0 2
Charles Craig Smith 2 9 4.5 1 0 4 11.11% 55.56% $13,485 $1,498 $6,743 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
Michael Yates 54 168 3.11 22 15 28 13.1% 38.69% $1,038,035 $6,179 $19,223 0 2
Charles Craig Smith 1 8 8 0 1 5 0% 75% $8,625 $1,078 $8,625 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
Michael Yates 45 178 3.96 35 24 30 19.66% 50% $1,293,017 $7,264 $28,734 0 4
Charles Craig Smith 3 5 1.67 0 0 0 0% 0% $720 $144 $240 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
Michael Yates 32 107 3.34 14 21 12 13.08% 43.93% $614,634 $5,744 $19,207 0 1
Charles Craig Smith 4 23 5.75 0 3 2 0% 21.74% $12,095 $526 $3,024 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
Michael Yates 38 113 2.97 15 16 13 13.27% 38.94% $626,982 $5,549 $16,500 0 1
Charles Craig Smith 4 20 5 3 4 4 15% 55% $35,805 $1,790 $8,951 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
Michael Yates 36 138 3.83 11 20 22 7.97% 38.41% $393,135 $2,849 $10,920 0 1
Charles Craig Smith 3 14 4.67 0 3 0 0% 21.43% $8,310 $594 $2,770 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
Michael Yates 38 133 3.5 15 18 15 11.28% 36.09% $344,725 $2,592 $9,072 0 0
Charles Craig Smith 3 20 6.67 1 0 3 5% 20% $89,820 $4,491 $29,940 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
Michael Yates 34 101 2.97 9 7 9 8.91% 24.75% $254,012 $2,515 $7,471 0 0
Charles Craig Smith 2 18 9 4 2 1 22.22% 38.89% $259,835 $14,435 $129,918 1 4

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
Michael Yates 33 118 3.58 14 13 19 11.86% 38.98% $401,271 $3,401 $12,160 0 0
Charles Craig Smith 2 14 7 4 2 1 28.57% 50% $149,050 $10,646 $74,525 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
Michael Yates 30 113 3.77 13 18 15 11.5% 40.71% $407,126 $3,603 $13,571 0 0
Charles Craig Smith 3 23 7.67 4 5 1 17.39% 43.48% $294,410 $12,800 $98,137 0 3

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
Michael Yates 37 143 3.86 18 16 13 12.59% 32.87% $505,501 $3,535 $13,662 0 1
Charles Craig Smith 3 17 5.67 5 2 2 29.41% 52.94% $215,149 $12,656 $71,716 0 3

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
Michael Yates 38 128 3.37 16 13 6 12.5% 27.34% $329,586 $2,575 $8,673 0 0
Charles Craig Smith 2 7 3.5 1 1 1 14.29% 42.86% $80,348 $11,478 $40,174 0 1