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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
Robert N. Cline 6 6 1 1 0 0 16.67% 16.67% $87,211 $14,535 $14,535 0 1

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
Robert N. Cline 29 169 5.83 16 18 19 9.47% 31.36% $409,522 $2,423 $14,121 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
Robert N. Cline 31 197 6.35 12 15 22 6.09% 24.87% $447,230 $2,270 $14,427 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
Robert N. Cline 34 177 5.21 11 14 25 6.21% 28.25% $455,481 $2,573 $13,397 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
Robert N. Cline 30 190 6.33 20 16 26 10.53% 32.63% $826,243 $4,349 $27,541 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
Robert N. Cline 26 166 6.38 9 19 23 5.42% 30.72% $655,826 $3,951 $25,224 0 1

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
Robert N. Cline 25 146 5.84 14 16 16 9.59% 31.51% $466,071 $3,192 $18,643 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
Robert N. Cline 20 89 4.45 8 11 16 8.99% 39.33% $305,162 $3,429 $15,258 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
Robert N. Cline 11 69 6.27 6 6 7 8.7% 27.54% $172,153 $2,495 $15,650 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
Robert N. Cline 10 47 4.7 2 3 3 4.26% 17.02% $64,858 $1,380 $6,486 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
Robert N. Cline 10 39 3.9 2 3 10 5.13% 38.46% $69,749 $1,788 $6,975 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
Robert N. Cline 7 13 1.86 1 1 1 7.69% 23.08% $23,605 $1,816 $3,372 0 0