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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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 29 92 3.17 12 17 18 13.04% 51.09% $551,091 $5,990 $19,003 0 0
T. Bernard Houghton 35 126 3.6 28 17 15 22.22% 47.62% $757,839 $6,015 $21,653 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 41 161 3.93 27 31 25 16.77% 51.55% $1,180,109 $7,330 $28,783 0 2
T. Bernard Houghton 40 186 4.65 29 33 33 15.59% 51.08% $1,000,603 $5,380 $25,015 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 41 157 3.83 26 30 24 16.56% 50.96% $1,255,041 $7,994 $30,611 0 3
T. Bernard Houghton 50 187 3.74 33 27 26 17.65% 45.99% $791,758 $4,234 $15,835 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 35 138 3.94 28 21 16 20.29% 47.1% $1,346,722 $9,759 $38,478 0 2
T. Bernard Houghton 58 252 4.34 42 46 42 16.67% 51.59% $1,280,758 $5,082 $22,082 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 34 135 3.97 32 21 16 23.7% 51.11% $1,064,083 $7,882 $31,297 0 2
T. Bernard Houghton 53 234 4.42 41 41 35 17.52% 50% $1,086,605 $4,644 $20,502 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 43 156 3.63 29 24 31 18.59% 53.85% $708,397 $4,541 $16,474 0 1
T. Bernard Houghton 63 249 3.95 47 30 33 18.88% 44.18% $968,458 $3,889 $15,372 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 36 149 4.14 16 33 20 10.74% 46.31% $725,028 $4,866 $20,140 0 0
T. Bernard Houghton 73 320 4.38 62 53 57 19.38% 53.75% $1,909,801 $5,968 $26,162 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 44 186 4.23 37 23 26 19.89% 46.24% $1,127,961 $6,064 $25,635 0 3
T. Bernard Houghton 71 334 4.7 58 51 56 17.37% 49.4% $1,617,140 $4,842 $22,777 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 44 205 4.66 40 30 29 19.51% 48.29% $1,191,264 $5,811 $27,074 0 2
T. Bernard Houghton 78 382 4.9 78 61 64 20.42% 53.14% $2,059,045 $5,390 $26,398 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 56 203 3.63 40 32 28 19.7% 49.26% $1,141,028 $5,621 $20,376 0 2
T. Bernard Houghton 87 362 4.16 67 62 47 18.51% 48.62% $1,850,787 $5,113 $21,273 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 54 230 4.26 30 32 35 13.04% 42.17% $792,421 $3,445 $14,674 0 0
T. Bernard Houghton 79 351 4.44 62 69 64 17.66% 55.56% $1,842,835 $5,250 $23,327 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 49 204 4.16 28 27 19 13.73% 36.27% $1,001,972 $4,912 $20,448 0 3
T. Bernard Houghton 74 297 4.01 62 60 54 20.88% 59.26% $1,879,338 $6,328 $25,396 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 62 235 3.79 38 34 24 16.17% 40.85% $1,016,579 $4,326 $16,396 0 2
T. Bernard Houghton 79 269 3.41 48 53 42 17.84% 53.16% $1,500,102 $5,577 $18,989 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 57 236 4.14 42 45 32 17.8% 50.42% $1,141,694 $4,838 $20,030 0 3
T. Bernard Houghton 69 264 3.83 44 57 34 16.67% 51.14% $1,608,397 $6,092 $23,310 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 52 195 3.75 25 32 27 12.82% 43.08% $991,160 $5,083 $19,061 0 4
T. Bernard Houghton 63 231 3.67 39 46 32 16.88% 50.65% $1,202,466 $5,205 $19,087 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 77 288 3.74 44 52 47 15.28% 49.65% $1,401,668 $4,867 $18,203 0 4
T. Bernard Houghton 59 215 3.64 46 39 41 21.4% 58.6% $1,097,436 $5,104 $18,601 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 74 314 4.24 52 44 56 16.56% 48.41% $1,667,460 $5,310 $22,533 1 11
T. Bernard Houghton 55 202 3.67 43 26 34 21.29% 50.99% $951,122 $4,709 $17,293 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 87 356 4.09 69 43 51 19.38% 45.79% $2,110,713 $5,929 $24,261 1 13
T. Bernard Houghton 42 155 3.69 23 21 29 14.84% 47.1% $468,905 $3,025 $11,164 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 81 346 4.27 65 48 58 18.79% 49.42% $2,273,314 $6,570 $28,066 1 16
T. Bernard Houghton 40 120 3 12 11 11 10% 28.33% $248,253 $2,069 $6,206 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 74 310 4.19 59 46 47 19.03% 49.03% $1,708,711 $5,512 $23,091 0 11
T. Bernard Houghton 38 140 3.68 18 15 21 12.86% 38.57% $300,768 $2,148 $7,915 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 89 369 4.15 62 66 52 16.8% 48.78% $1,323,204 $3,586 $14,867 0 2
T. Bernard Houghton 51 155 3.04 17 21 18 10.97% 36.13% $344,994 $2,226 $6,765 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 57 224 3.93 40 31 36 17.86% 47.77% $381,439 $1,703 $6,692 0 3
T. Bernard Houghton 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 61 238 3.9 52 33 32 21.85% 49.16% $309,483 $1,300 $5,073 0 2
T. Bernard Houghton 8 24 3 2 2 1 8.33% 20.83% $11,257 $469 $1,407 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Kelly R. Von Hemel 63 235 3.73 41 34 25 17.45% 42.55% $326,951 $1,391 $5,190 0 3
T. Bernard Houghton 26 88 3.38 13 7 9 14.77% 32.95% $65,909 $749 $2,535 0 0