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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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 2 2 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,150 $1,075 $1,075 0 0
Richard L. Morden 13 62 4.77 8 9 7 12.9% 38.71% $277,023 $4,468 $21,309 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Richard L. Morden 11 77 7 12 6 9 15.58% 35.06% $236,606 $3,073 $21,510 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Richard L. Morden 13 82 6.31 6 9 12 7.32% 32.93% $183,195 $2,234 $14,092 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Richard L. Morden 10 50 5 8 7 10 16% 50% $254,901 $5,098 $25,490 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Richard L. Morden 8 44 5.5 3 7 7 6.82% 38.64% $122,146 $2,776 $15,268 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Richard L. Morden 6 32 5.33 3 2 4 9.38% 28.13% $85,153 $2,661 $14,192 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Richard L. Morden 7 42 6 5 11 7 11.9% 54.76% $209,762 $4,994 $29,966 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Richard L. Morden 8 33 4.13 4 3 3 12.12% 30.3% $76,442 $2,316 $9,555 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 19 69 3.63 8 8 13 11.59% 42.03% $305,384 $4,426 $16,073 0 0
Richard L. Morden 8 29 3.63 1 2 7 3.45% 34.48% $53,740 $1,853 $6,718 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 24 84 3.5 9 12 17 10.71% 45.24% $622,261 $7,408 $25,928 0 1
Richard L. Morden 2 17 8.5 1 4 1 5.88% 35.29% $23,115 $1,360 $11,558 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 34 93 2.74 17 8 10 18.28% 37.63% $636,979 $6,849 $18,735 0 0
Richard L. Morden 4 16 4 1 1 1 6.25% 18.75% $26,473 $1,655 $6,618 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 16 65 4.06 14 7 7 21.54% 43.08% $376,935 $5,799 $23,558 0 0
Richard L. Morden 11 36 3.27 2 2 8 5.56% 33.33% $48,199 $1,339 $4,382 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 5 8 1.6 1 2 0 12.5% 37.5% $45,610 $5,701 $9,122 0 0
Richard L. Morden 16 53 3.31 7 7 6 13.21% 37.74% $102,346 $1,931 $6,397 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Richard L. Morden 31 77 2.48 11 11 5 14.29% 35.06% $170,394 $2,213 $5,497 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Richard L. Morden 12 56 4.67 7 9 5 12.5% 37.5% $160,977 $2,875 $13,415 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 $22,028
Nicholas Esler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Richard L. Morden 18 55 3.06 2 4 4 3.64% 18.18% $102,654 $1,866 $5,703 0 0