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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
Neil J. Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James M. Watkins 32 86 2.69 17 19 6 19.77% 48.84% $290,588 $3,379 $9,081 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
Neil J. Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James M. Watkins 40 188 4.7 41 45 33 21.81% 63.3% $601,794 $3,201 $15,045 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
Neil J. Howard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James M. Watkins 44 195 4.43 43 28 26 22.05% 49.74% $734,261 $3,765 $16,688 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
Neil J. Howard 1 5 5 0 1 1 0% 40% $14,270 $2,854 $14,270 0 0
James M. Watkins 42 224 5.33 48 44 28 21.43% 53.57% $830,465 $3,707 $19,773 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
Neil J. Howard 3 10 3.33 1 0 0 10% 10% $23,340 $2,334 $7,780 0 0
James M. Watkins 41 199 4.85 35 27 33 17.59% 47.74% $484,390 $2,434 $11,814 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
Neil J. Howard 23 67 2.91 5 3 9 7.46% 25.37% $146,236 $2,183 $6,358 0 0
James M. Watkins 42 184 4.38 38 35 35 20.65% 58.7% $412,607 $2,242 $9,824 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
Neil J. Howard 29 56 1.93 5 3 4 8.93% 21.43% $148,249 $2,647 $5,112 0 0
James M. Watkins 30 146 4.87 14 25 19 9.59% 39.73% $160,570 $1,100 $5,352 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
Neil J. Howard 34 93 2.74 8 10 12 8.6% 32.26% $742,360 $7,982 $21,834 0 2
James M. Watkins 21 112 5.33 18 19 14 16.07% 45.54% $188,284 $1,681 $8,966 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
Neil J. Howard 36 130 3.61 17 11 19 13.08% 36.15% $750,313 $5,772 $20,842 1 1
James M. Watkins 16 85 5.31 12 22 11 14.12% 52.94% $156,006 $1,835 $9,750 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
Neil J. Howard 42 136 3.24 13 19 17 9.56% 36.03% $865,760 $6,366 $20,613 1 2
James M. Watkins 13 49 3.77 6 3 9 12.24% 36.73% $43,316 $884 $3,332 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
Neil J. Howard 39 136 3.49 15 13 26 11.03% 39.71% $1,125,072 $8,273 $28,848 2 2
James M. Watkins 1 8 8 0 0 1 0% 12.5% $1,646 $206 $1,646 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
Neil J. Howard 37 153 4.14 18 17 23 11.76% 37.91% $982,710 $6,423 $26,560 2 3
James M. Watkins 4 17 4.25 1 0 3 5.88% 23.53% $6,599 $388 $1,650 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
Neil J. Howard 29 123 4.24 14 17 16 11.38% 38.21% $669,588 $5,444 $23,089 0 1
James M. Watkins 6 16 2.67 1 1 1 6.25% 18.75% $6,673 $417 $1,112 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
Neil J. Howard 30 99 3.3 10 12 16 10.1% 38.38% $409,723 $4,139 $13,657 0 0
James M. Watkins 1 3 3 0 1 0 0% 33.33% $2,200 $733 $2,200 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
Neil J. Howard 53 151 2.85 20 20 12 13.25% 34.44% $697,015 $4,616 $13,151 0 0
James M. Watkins 11 42 3.82 3 7 3 7.14% 30.95% $26,525 $632 $2,411 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
Neil J. Howard 57 199 3.49 24 32 27 12.06% 41.71% $1,454,090 $7,307 $25,510 2 2
James M. Watkins 8 66 8.25 7 8 9 10.61% 36.36% $30,330 $460 $3,791 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
Neil J. Howard 53 199 3.75 19 27 23 9.55% 34.67% $871,365 $4,379 $16,441 1 1
James M. Watkins 7 34 4.86 3 6 8 8.82% 50% $23,976 $705 $3,425 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
Neil J. Howard 40 143 3.58 13 16 18 9.09% 32.87% $538,744 $3,767 $13,469 0 0
James M. Watkins 11 69 6.27 8 10 6 11.59% 34.78% $41,844 $606 $3,804 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
Neil J. Howard 38 154 4.05 11 26 23 7.14% 38.96% $1,363,710 $8,855 $35,887 1 2
James M. Watkins 7 45 6.43 1 5 3 2.22% 20% $16,553 $368 $2,365 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
Neil J. Howard 41 162 3.95 31 25 32 19.14% 54.32% $1,967,499 $12,145 $47,988 0 2
James M. Watkins 18 89 4.94 10 14 10 11.24% 38.2% $49,966 $561 $2,776 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
Neil J. Howard 39 154 3.95 25 28 21 16.23% 48.05% $1,751,161 $11,371 $44,902 2 2
James M. Watkins 12 72 6 6 14 10 8.33% 41.67% $51,141 $710 $4,262 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
Neil J. Howard 40 173 4.33 37 30 26 21.39% 53.76% $1,939,175 $11,209 $48,479 4 7
James M. Watkins 5 11 2.2 2 1 1 18.18% 36.36% $6,358 $578 $1,272 0 0