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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 3 3 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,560 $853 $853 0 0
Michelle Castillo 12 15 1.25 1 1 2 6.67% 26.67% $19,483 $1,299 $1,624 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 2 2 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,150 $1,075 $1,075 0 0
Michelle Castillo 35 155 4.43 13 19 23 8.39% 35.48% $409,718 $2,643 $11,706 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
Michelle Castillo 30 137 4.57 14 18 18 10.22% 36.5% $397,610 $2,902 $13,254 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
Michelle Castillo 26 93 3.58 8 9 13 8.6% 32.26% $187,876 $2,020 $7,226 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
Michelle Castillo 19 79 4.16 6 12 4 7.59% 27.85% $198,231 $2,509 $10,433 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
Michelle Castillo 19 122 6.42 10 10 20 8.2% 32.79% $246,736 $2,022 $12,986 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
Michelle Castillo 20 90 4.5 8 9 11 8.89% 31.11% $203,677 $2,263 $10,184 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
Michelle Castillo 14 78 5.57 9 9 8 11.54% 33.33% $248,397 $3,185 $17,743 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
Michelle Castillo 14 73 5.21 5 13 13 6.85% 42.47% $238,821 $3,272 $17,059 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
Michelle Castillo 15 88 5.87 7 11 15 7.95% 37.5% $199,806 $2,271 $13,320 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 22 86 3.91 8 10 18 9.3% 41.86% $462,255 $5,375 $21,012 0 0
Michelle Castillo 11 58 5.27 7 7 12 12.07% 44.83% $203,713 $3,512 $18,519 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
Michelle Castillo 10 72 7.2 5 12 5 6.94% 30.56% $163,681 $2,273 $16,368 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
Michelle Castillo 14 73 5.21 5 6 3 6.85% 19.18% $129,900 $1,779 $9,279 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
Michelle Castillo 10 68 6.8 7 7 9 10.29% 33.82% $178,707 $2,628 $17,871 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
Michelle Castillo 11 66 6 2 7 10 3.03% 28.79% $138,766 $2,103 $12,615 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
Michelle Castillo 4 13 3.25 0 0 0 0% 0% $4,260 $328 $1,065 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
Michelle Castillo 2 5 2.5 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,120 $224 $560 0 0