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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
Luis J. Cruz 16 21 1.31 4 7 3 19.05% 66.67% $26,052 $1,241 $1,628 0 0
James M. Watkins 2 2 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,821 $911 $911 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
Luis J. Cruz 80 259 3.24 53 50 56 20.46% 61.39% $345,414 $1,334 $4,318 0 0
James M. Watkins 40 188 4.7 42 45 33 22.34% 63.83% $608,394 $3,236 $15,210 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
Luis J. Cruz 36 92 2.56 15 19 19 16.3% 57.61% $102,842 $1,118 $2,857 0 0
James M. Watkins 44 195 4.43 43 28 26 22.05% 49.74% $734,261 $3,765 $16,688 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
Luis J. Cruz 12 36 3 3 10 3 8.33% 44.44% $26,976 $749 $2,248 0 0
James M. Watkins 42 224 5.33 48 44 28 21.43% 53.57% $830,465 $3,707 $19,773 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
Luis J. Cruz 25 57 2.28 8 14 7 14.04% 50.88% $53,542 $939 $2,142 0 0
James M. Watkins 41 199 4.85 35 27 33 17.59% 47.74% $484,390 $2,434 $11,814 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
Luis J. Cruz 24 70 2.92 10 12 23 14.29% 64.29% $75,938 $1,085 $3,164 0 0
James M. Watkins 42 184 4.38 38 35 35 20.65% 58.7% $412,607 $2,242 $9,824 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
Luis J. Cruz 41 77 1.88 7 6 13 9.09% 33.77% $69,214 $899 $1,688 0 0
James M. Watkins 30 146 4.87 14 25 19 9.59% 39.73% $160,570 $1,100 $5,352 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
Luis J. Cruz 18 62 3.44 3 8 6 4.84% 27.42% $34,188 $551 $1,899 0 0
James M. Watkins 21 112 5.33 18 19 14 16.07% 45.54% $188,284 $1,681 $8,966 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
Luis J. Cruz 13 57 4.38 4 8 3 7.02% 26.32% $31,380 $551 $2,414 0 0
James M. Watkins 16 85 5.31 12 22 11 14.12% 52.94% $156,006 $1,835 $9,750 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
Luis J. Cruz 11 38 3.45 4 5 6 10.53% 39.47% $30,704 $808 $2,791 0 0
James M. Watkins 13 49 3.77 6 3 9 12.24% 36.73% $43,316 $884 $3,332 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
Luis J. Cruz 18 87 4.83 7 10 8 8.05% 28.74% $48,674 $559 $2,704 0 0
James M. Watkins 1 8 8 0 0 1 0% 12.5% $1,646 $206 $1,646 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
Luis J. Cruz 27 95 3.52 5 12 13 5.26% 31.58% $47,268 $498 $1,751 0 0
James M. Watkins 4 17 4.25 1 0 3 5.88% 23.53% $6,599 $388 $1,650 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
Luis J. Cruz 24 103 4.29 10 16 18 9.71% 42.72% $63,367 $615 $2,640 0 0
James M. Watkins 6 16 2.67 1 1 1 6.25% 18.75% $6,673 $417 $1,112 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
Luis J. Cruz 7 9 1.29 0 2 2 0% 44.44% $3,824 $425 $546 0 0
James M. Watkins 1 3 3 0 1 0 0% 33.33% $2,200 $733 $2,200 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
Luis J. Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James M. Watkins 11 42 3.82 3 7 3 7.14% 30.95% $26,525 $632 $2,411 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
Luis J. Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James M. Watkins 8 66 8.25 7 8 9 10.61% 36.36% $30,330 $460 $3,791 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
Luis J. Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James M. Watkins 7 34 4.86 3 6 8 8.82% 50% $23,976 $705 $3,425 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
Luis J. Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James M. Watkins 11 69 6.27 8 10 6 11.59% 34.78% $41,844 $606 $3,804 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
Luis J. Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James M. Watkins 7 45 6.43 1 5 3 2.22% 20% $16,553 $368 $2,365 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
Luis J. Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James M. Watkins 18 89 4.94 10 14 10 11.24% 38.2% $49,966 $561 $2,776 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
Luis J. Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James M. Watkins 12 72 6 6 14 10 8.33% 41.67% $51,141 $710 $4,262 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
Luis J. Cruz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
James M. Watkins 5 11 2.2 2 1 1 18.18% 36.36% $6,358 $578 $1,272 0 0