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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
Kelly R. Von Hemel 16 31 1.94 5 1 4 16.13% 32.26% $189,893 $6,126 $11,868 0 1
Giovanni Merced 56 194 3.46 39 29 40 20.1% 55.67% $331,507 $1,709 $5,920 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
Kelly R. Von Hemel 31 116 3.74 20 21 25 17.24% 56.9% $980,795 $8,455 $31,639 0 1
Giovanni Merced 56 226 4.04 43 41 33 19.03% 51.77% $330,328 $1,462 $5,899 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
Kelly R. Von Hemel 41 161 3.93 27 31 25 16.77% 51.55% $1,180,109 $7,330 $28,783 0 2
Giovanni Merced 36 137 3.81 35 18 16 25.55% 50.36% $264,964 $1,934 $7,360 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
Kelly R. Von Hemel 41 157 3.83 26 30 24 16.56% 50.96% $1,255,041 $7,994 $30,611 0 3
Giovanni Merced 53 155 2.92 24 32 22 15.48% 50.32% $241,386 $1,557 $4,554 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
Kelly R. Von Hemel 35 138 3.94 28 21 16 20.29% 47.1% $1,346,722 $9,759 $38,478 0 2
Giovanni Merced 51 124 2.43 20 19 17 16.13% 45.16% $186,249 $1,502 $3,652 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
Kelly R. Von Hemel 34 135 3.97 32 21 16 23.7% 51.11% $1,064,083 $7,882 $31,297 0 2
Giovanni Merced 24 67 2.79 16 10 6 23.88% 47.76% $206,310 $3,079 $8,596 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
Kelly R. Von Hemel 43 156 3.63 29 24 31 18.59% 53.85% $708,397 $4,541 $16,474 0 1
Giovanni Merced 1 5 5 0 0 0 0% 0% $840 $168 $840 0 0