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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
Ralph D'Alessandro 43 258 6 41 29 33 15.89% 39.92% $940,432 $3,645 $21,871 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 4 13 3.25 0 0 1 0% 7.69% $3,096 $238 $774 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 41 254 6.2 40 27 37 15.75% 40.94% $796,996 $3,138 $19,439 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 5 15 3 1 1 3 6.67% 33.33% $29,586 $1,972 $5,917 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 48 262 5.46 25 36 42 9.54% 39.31% $739,251 $2,822 $15,401 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 10 34 3.4 4 3 4 11.76% 32.35% $54,532 $1,604 $5,453 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 42 197 4.69 21 16 15 10.66% 26.4% $578,566 $2,937 $13,775 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 5 19 3.8 1 1 2 5.26% 21.05% $15,957 $840 $3,191 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 35 158 4.51 14 14 13 8.86% 25.95% $410,720 $2,599 $11,735 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 2 10 5 1 1 2 10% 40% $9,006 $901 $4,503 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 52 294 5.65 29 35 48 9.86% 38.1% $675,248 $2,297 $12,986 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 5 16 3.2 0 2 0 0% 12.5% $9,608 $601 $1,922 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 55 278 5.05 35 40 38 12.59% 40.65% $612,297 $2,203 $11,133 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 16 89 5.56 6 12 7 6.74% 28.09% $115,387 $1,296 $7,212 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 60 321 5.35 36 37 52 11.21% 38.94% $642,948 $2,003 $10,716 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 15 50 3.33 2 2 6 4% 20% $34,812 $696 $2,321 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 58 340 5.86 43 47 57 12.65% 43.24% $717,557 $2,110 $12,372 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 8 39 4.88 4 3 6 10.26% 33.33% $86,595 $2,220 $10,824 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 56 349 6.23 35 53 55 10.03% 40.97% $757,634 $2,171 $13,529 0 1
Joe D. Merrick 3 10 3.33 1 4 1 10% 60% $38,160 $3,816 $12,720 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 58 360 6.21 45 68 45 12.5% 43.89% $959,653 $2,666 $16,546 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 4 13 3.25 0 1 1 0% 15.38% $7,957 $612 $1,989 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 48 303 6.31 40 54 35 13.2% 42.57% $682,292 $2,252 $14,214 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $85 $85 $85 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 40 276 6.9 25 31 44 9.06% 36.23% $590,731 $2,140 $14,768 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $188 $188 $188 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 36 283 7.86 21 33 37 7.42% 32.16% $314,434 $1,111 $8,734 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 25 120 4.8 11 14 9 9.17% 28.33% $110,836 $924 $4,433 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 58 396 6.83 32 48 41 8.08% 30.56% $482,660 $1,219 $8,322 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 19 100 5.26 7 9 15 7% 31% $155,409 $1,554 $8,179 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 84 454 5.4 57 57 62 12.56% 38.77% $890,302 $1,961 $10,599 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 18 62 3.44 7 8 10 11.29% 40.32% $119,394 $1,926 $6,633 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 61 425 6.97 53 53 52 12.47% 37.18% $805,401 $1,895 $13,203 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 6 22 3.67 1 1 1 4.55% 13.64% $28,872 $1,312 $4,812 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 43 289 6.72 57 44 32 19.72% 46.02% $817,057 $2,827 $19,001 0 2
Joe D. Merrick 3 3 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $272 $91 $91 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 35 272 7.77 36 36 26 13.24% 36.03% $448,927 $1,650 $12,826 0 1
Joe D. Merrick 10 28 2.8 3 3 2 10.71% 28.57% $22,727 $812 $2,273 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 37 272 7.35 36 39 32 13.24% 39.34% $273,371 $1,005 $7,388 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 16 82 5.13 15 11 11 18.29% 45.12% $131,476 $1,603 $8,217 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 37 257 6.95 33 41 36 12.84% 42.8% $220,596 $858 $5,962 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 25 116 4.64 18 14 14 15.52% 39.66% $136,517 $1,177 $5,461 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 34 291 8.56 36 36 23 12.37% 32.65% $212,483 $730 $6,250 0 1
Joe D. Merrick 18 101 5.61 15 23 13 14.85% 50.5% $137,303 $1,359 $7,628 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 33 294 8.91 42 40 47 14.29% 43.88% $210,079 $715 $6,366 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 12 38 3.17 3 5 5 7.89% 34.21% $34,412 $906 $2,868 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 36 335 9.31 49 49 38 14.63% 40.6% $243,041 $725 $6,751 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 7 28 4 4 6 4 14.29% 50% $36,882 $1,317 $5,269 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
Ralph D'Alessandro 31 322 10.39 33 32 30 10.25% 29.5% $146,089 $454 $4,713 0 0
Joe D. Merrick 6 16 2.67 2 3 1 12.5% 37.5% $22,439 $1,402 $3,740 0 0