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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
Angel Diaz-Valdez 1 5 5 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,062 $212 $1,062 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
Angel Diaz-Valdez 2 14 7 0 0 2 0% 14.29% $4,445 $318 $2,223 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
Angel Diaz-Valdez 2 18 9 0 2 4 0% 33.33% $10,905 $606 $5,453 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
Angel Diaz-Valdez 2 15 7.5 2 6 3 13.33% 73.33% $27,878 $1,859 $13,939 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
Angel Diaz-Valdez 4 50 12.5 12 17 6 24% 70% $111,045 $2,221 $27,761 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
Angel Diaz-Valdez 8 71 8.88 5 4 6 7.04% 21.13% $80,737 $1,137 $10,092 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 5 8 1.6 1 2 0 12.5% 37.5% $45,610 $5,701 $9,122 0 0
Angel Diaz-Valdez 5 10 2 3 4 1 30% 80% $30,653 $3,065 $6,131 0 0