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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
Steve Townley 3 33 11 1 3 8 3.03% 36.36% $24,206 $734 $8,069 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
Steve Townley 4 7 1.75 0 0 0 0% 0% $3,142 $449 $786 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
Steve Townley 2 12 6 1 3 2 8.33% 50% $29,343 $2,445 $14,672 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
Steve Townley 2 9 4.5 0 0 1 0% 11.11% $2,416 $268 $1,208 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
Steve Townley 3 16 5.33 1 2 2 6.25% 31.25% $11,788 $737 $3,929 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
Steve Townley 4 16 4 0 0 1 0% 6.25% $4,612 $288 $1,153 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
Steve Townley 1 6 6 1 0 2 16.67% 50% $20,479 $3,413 $20,479 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
Steve Townley 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $375 $375 $375 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
Steve Townley 2 4 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $418 $105 $209 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
Steve Townley 5 33 6.6 5 7 4 15.15% 48.48% $30,252 $917 $6,050 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
Steve Townley 2 21 10.5 2 5 3 9.52% 47.62% $17,377 $827 $8,689 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
Steve Townley 3 10 3.33 1 0 0 10% 10% $6,280 $628 $2,093 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
Steve Townley 2 5 2.5 0 1 0 0% 20% $2,052 $410 $1,026 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
Steve Townley 2 3 1.5 0 1 0 0% 33.33% $1,491 $497 $746 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
Steve Townley 1 2 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $350 $175 $350 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
Steve Townley 4 12 3 2 0 0 16.67% 16.67% $4,588 $382 $1,147 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
Steve Townley 3 5 1.67 1 0 0 20% 20% $2,668 $534 $889 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
Steve Townley 6 30 5 1 5 0 3.33% 20% $10,459 $349 $1,743 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
Steve Townley 4 16 4 2 2 4 12.5% 50% $13,655 $853 $3,414 0 0