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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
Ted W. Lucas 8 57 7.13 9 4 4 15.79% 29.82% $141,108 $2,476 $17,639 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 27 136 5.04 11 11 26 8.09% 35.29% $494,310 $3,635 $18,308 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
Ted W. Lucas 5 41 8.2 2 6 8 4.88% 39.02% $77,863 $1,899 $15,573 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 32 119 3.72 11 13 19 9.24% 36.13% $731,177 $6,144 $22,849 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
Ted W. Lucas 8 40 5 3 1 9 7.5% 32.5% $80,571 $2,014 $10,071 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 14 43 3.07 2 4 5 4.65% 25.58% $409,857 $9,532 $29,276 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
Ted W. Lucas 10 49 4.9 4 5 7 8.16% 32.65% $106,631 $2,176 $10,663 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 25 161 6.44 17 33 24 10.56% 45.96% $546,342 $3,393 $21,854 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
Ted W. Lucas 8 30 3.75 3 2 5 10% 33.33% $48,493 $1,616 $6,062 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 25 112 4.48 19 14 14 16.96% 41.96% $495,723 $4,426 $19,829 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
Ted W. Lucas 9 53 5.89 7 6 9 13.21% 41.51% $107,965 $2,037 $11,996 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 31 64 2.06 3 9 7 4.69% 29.69% $180,226 $2,816 $5,814 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
Ted W. Lucas 11 59 5.36 16 11 9 27.12% 61.02% $226,035 $3,831 $20,549 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 95 409 4.31 30 52 56 7.33% 33.74% $2,352,769 $5,752 $24,766 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
Ted W. Lucas 12 71 5.92 13 14 11 18.31% 53.52% $155,888 $2,196 $12,991 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 105 518 4.93 58 73 85 11.2% 41.7% $3,560,809 $6,874 $33,912 1 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
Ted W. Lucas 10 56 5.6 11 6 9 19.64% 46.43% $118,234 $2,111 $11,823 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 124 453 3.65 34 49 67 7.51% 33.11% $1,944,631 $4,293 $15,683 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
Ted W. Lucas 7 37 5.29 5 8 2 13.51% 40.54% $97,128 $2,625 $13,875 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 148 500 3.38 53 48 66 10.6% 33.4% $2,622,804 $5,246 $17,722 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
Ted W. Lucas 7 33 4.71 3 6 5 9.09% 42.42% $49,852 $1,511 $7,122 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 165 665 4.03 63 78 86 9.47% 34.14% $3,286,368 $4,942 $19,917 0 6

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
Ted W. Lucas 9 27 3 6 6 3 22.22% 55.56% $99,296 $3,678 $11,033 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 184 637 3.46 78 107 82 12.24% 41.92% $4,324,656 $6,789 $23,504 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
Ted W. Lucas 11 49 4.45 5 5 6 10.2% 32.65% $80,690 $1,647 $7,335 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 134 500 3.73 56 59 61 11.2% 35.2% $3,012,698 $6,025 $22,483 1 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
Ted W. Lucas 12 58 4.83 14 6 9 24.14% 50% $195,242 $3,366 $16,270 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 146 586 4.01 55 77 81 9.39% 36.35% $2,679,770 $4,573 $18,355 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
Ted W. Lucas 8 32 4 5 3 3 15.63% 34.38% $58,576 $1,831 $7,322 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 123 543 4.41 64 63 81 11.79% 38.31% $2,412,920 $4,444 $19,617 0 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
Ted W. Lucas 8 48 6 10 7 13 20.83% 62.5% $88,089 $1,835 $11,011 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 190 742 3.91 99 106 106 13.34% 41.91% $3,470,766 $4,678 $18,267 2 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
Ted W. Lucas 11 63 5.73 10 12 8 15.87% 47.62% $142,756 $2,266 $12,978 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 246 1102 4.48 141 150 182 12.79% 42.92% $4,622,474 $4,195 $18,791 1 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
Ted W. Lucas 13 47 3.62 4 6 3 8.51% 27.66% $80,475 $1,712 $6,190 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 330 1287 3.9 178 175 166 13.83% 40.33% $7,482,466 $5,814 $22,674 6 21

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
Ted W. Lucas 10 36 3.6 7 5 6 19.44% 50% $94,124 $2,615 $9,412 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 296 1230 4.16 176 172 186 14.31% 43.41% $7,597,713 $6,177 $25,668 2 19

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
Ted W. Lucas 9 42 4.67 10 4 4 23.81% 42.86% $124,247 $2,958 $13,805 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 256 945 3.69 167 150 143 17.67% 48.68% $6,331,923 $6,700 $24,734 2 15

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
Ted W. Lucas 3 17 5.67 0 2 4 0% 35.29% $10,851 $638 $3,617 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 160 610 3.81 92 92 80 15.08% 43.28% $3,457,480 $5,668 $21,609 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
Ted W. Lucas 4 17 4.25 1 3 4 5.88% 47.06% $11,411 $671 $2,853 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 138 537 3.89 75 91 60 13.97% 42.09% $2,730,548 $5,085 $19,787 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
Ted W. Lucas 4 10 2.5 0 1 0 0% 10% $1,927 $193 $482 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 149 528 3.54 59 58 64 11.17% 34.28% $2,235,357 $4,234 $15,002 0 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
Ted W. Lucas 2 11 5.5 3 1 3 27.27% 63.64% $20,711 $1,883 $10,356 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 170 746 4.39 108 111 91 14.48% 41.55% $3,524,675 $4,725 $20,733 0 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
Ted W. Lucas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 144 581 4.03 71 73 85 12.22% 39.41% $2,407,958 $4,145 $16,722 0 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
Ted W. Lucas 6 16 2.67 0 2 1 0% 18.75% $8,503 $531 $1,417 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 129 427 3.31 52 64 45 12.18% 37.7% $1,821,803 $4,267 $14,123 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
Ted W. Lucas 11 37 3.36 4 6 3 10.81% 35.14% $49,595 $1,340 $4,509 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 78 358 4.59 45 50 58 12.57% 42.74% $1,551,485 $4,334 $19,891 1 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
Ted W. Lucas 9 58 6.44 4 8 6 6.9% 31.03% $66,602 $1,148 $7,400 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 55 280 5.09 46 39 30 16.43% 41.07% $1,160,824 $4,146 $21,106 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
Ted W. Lucas 16 88 5.5 8 9 6 9.09% 26.14% $80,056 $910 $5,004 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 42 247 5.88 33 33 41 13.36% 43.32% $714,914 $2,894 $17,022 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
Ted W. Lucas 15 81 5.4 8 6 8 9.88% 27.16% $129,310 $1,596 $8,621 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 36 203 5.64 18 31 27 8.87% 37.44% $402,307 $1,982 $11,175 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
Ted W. Lucas 7 43 6.14 7 2 6 16.28% 34.88% $24,869 $578 $3,553 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 42 203 4.83 18 19 30 8.87% 33% $482,614 $2,377 $11,491 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
Ted W. Lucas 6 26 4.33 3 2 5 11.54% 38.46% $15,727 $605 $2,621 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 50 281 5.62 25 35 28 8.9% 31.32% $808,550 $2,877 $16,171 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
Ted W. Lucas 3 15 5 2 1 3 13.33% 40% $31,812 $2,121 $10,604 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 97 484 4.99 70 57 63 14.46% 39.26% $1,316,087 $2,719 $13,568 2 6

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
Ted W. Lucas 3 17 5.67 1 1 0 5.88% 11.76% $2,781 $164 $927 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 140 688 4.91 120 103 76 17.44% 43.46% $1,548,691 $2,251 $11,062 1 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
Ted W. Lucas 1 5 5 1 1 0 20% 40% $2,123 $425 $2,123 0 0
Gary C. Contessa 116 550 4.74 86 87 76 15.64% 45.27% $1,142,671 $2,078 $9,851 1 2