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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
Jose D. Velez 37 111 3 27 18 16 24.32% 54.95% $243,782 $2,196 $6,589 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. 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
Jose D. Velez 40 165 4.13 38 39 29 23.03% 64.24% $411,781 $2,496 $10,295 3 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
Jose D. Velez 44 169 3.84 40 39 27 23.67% 62.72% $485,024 $2,870 $11,023 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. 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
Jose D. Velez 38 139 3.66 46 25 14 33.09% 61.15% $538,049 $3,871 $14,159 5 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 34 135 3.97 32 21 16 23.7% 51.11% $1,064,083 $7,882 $31,297 0 2
Jose D. Velez 90 298 3.31 75 53 52 25.17% 60.4% $882,413 $2,961 $9,805 6 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 43 156 3.63 29 24 31 18.59% 53.85% $708,397 $4,541 $16,474 0 1
Jose D. Velez 79 302 3.82 83 61 56 27.48% 66.23% $791,912 $2,622 $10,024 5 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. 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
Jose D. Velez 113 468 4.14 154 99 76 32.91% 70.3% $1,488,288 $3,180 $13,171 9 9

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
Jose D. Velez 66 237 3.59 72 64 29 30.38% 69.62% $897,248 $3,786 $13,595 3 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. 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
Jose D. Velez 43 169 3.93 50 37 29 29.59% 68.64% $384,638 $2,276 $8,945 1 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 56 203 3.63 40 32 28 19.7% 49.26% $1,141,028 $5,621 $20,376 0 2
Jose D. Velez 50 198 3.96 54 36 29 27.27% 60.1% $474,257 $2,395 $9,485 4 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 54 230 4.26 30 32 35 13.04% 42.17% $792,421 $3,445 $14,674 0 0
Jose D. Velez 54 213 3.94 51 48 33 23.94% 61.97% $381,932 $1,793 $7,073 1 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 49 204 4.16 28 27 19 13.73% 36.27% $1,001,972 $4,912 $20,448 0 3
Jose D. Velez 48 242 5.04 53 54 50 21.9% 64.88% $373,468 $1,543 $7,781 3 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
Jose D. Velez 50 214 4.28 55 40 38 25.7% 62.15% $450,439 $2,105 $9,009 4 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 57 236 4.14 42 45 32 17.8% 50.42% $1,141,694 $4,838 $20,030 0 3
Jose D. Velez 39 167 4.28 41 36 29 24.55% 63.47% $476,616 $2,854 $12,221 3 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 52 195 3.75 25 32 27 12.82% 43.08% $991,160 $5,083 $19,061 0 4
Jose D. Velez 52 213 4.1 46 50 43 21.6% 65.26% $405,382 $1,903 $7,796 2 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
Jose D. Velez 82 323 3.94 73 65 47 22.6% 57.28% $678,171 $2,100 $8,270 2 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 74 314 4.24 52 44 56 16.56% 48.41% $1,667,460 $5,310 $22,533 1 11
Jose D. Velez 68 264 3.88 70 54 39 26.52% 61.74% $748,442 $2,835 $11,007 3 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. 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
Jose D. Velez 75 282 3.76 68 57 59 24.11% 65.25% $866,808 $3,074 $11,557 9 9

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
Jose D. Velez 82 281 3.43 51 67 56 18.15% 61.92% $575,648 $2,049 $7,020 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. 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
Jose D. Velez 40 144 3.6 30 30 28 20.83% 61.11% $330,548 $2,295 $8,264 1 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
Jose D. Velez 32 129 4.03 20 16 25 15.5% 47.29% $149,894 $1,162 $4,684 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 78 334 4.28 63 40 57 18.86% 47.9% $1,118,883 $3,350 $14,345 0 4
Jose D. Velez 51 229 4.49 22 35 32 9.61% 38.86% $196,329 $857 $3,850 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 69 295 4.28 51 44 43 17.29% 46.78% $1,013,877 $3,437 $14,694 0 6
Jose D. Velez 22 90 4.09 17 15 11 18.89% 47.78% $99,794 $1,109 $4,536 0 0