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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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 4 10 2.5 0 1 1 0% 20% $10,327 $1,033 $2,582 0 0
James A. Popovich 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $700 $700 $700 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 6 52 8.67 4 2 6 7.69% 23.08% $105,323 $2,025 $17,554 0 0
James A. Popovich 1 7 7 0 0 1 0% 14.29% $4,686 $669 $4,686 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 9 82 9.11 5 9 6 6.1% 24.39% $117,153 $1,429 $13,017 0 0
James A. Popovich 1 5 5 0 0 0 0% 0% $2,910 $582 $2,910 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 12 78 6.5 5 11 11 6.41% 34.62% $123,074 $1,578 $10,256 0 0
James A. Popovich 1 3 3 0 0 1 0% 33.33% $3,600 $1,200 $3,600 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 13 100 7.69 10 24 17 10% 51% $247,312 $2,473 $19,024 0 0
James A. Popovich 1 13 13 0 1 0 0% 7.69% $6,790 $522 $6,790 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 17 67 3.94 2 6 10 2.99% 26.87% $51,947 $775 $3,056 0 0
James A. Popovich 1 6 6 1 1 1 16.67% 50% $27,390 $4,565 $27,390 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 22 148 6.73 9 23 20 6.08% 35.14% $160,930 $1,087 $7,315 0 0
James A. Popovich 2 22 11 0 1 3 0% 18.18% $23,580 $1,072 $11,790 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 29 216 7.45 14 20 31 6.48% 30.09% $199,110 $922 $6,866 0 0
James A. Popovich 4 26 6.5 3 0 6 11.54% 34.62% $67,536 $2,598 $16,884 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 30 202 6.73 18 29 20 8.91% 33.17% $225,682 $1,117 $7,523 0 0
James A. Popovich 4 31 7.75 2 7 4 6.45% 41.94% $58,610 $1,891 $14,653 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 31 252 8.13 16 24 37 6.35% 30.56% $258,751 $1,027 $8,347 0 0
James A. Popovich 4 15 3.75 1 2 5 6.67% 53.33% $26,191 $1,746 $6,548 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 34 260 7.65 24 26 33 9.23% 31.92% $281,642 $1,083 $8,284 0 0
James A. Popovich 4 27 6.75 2 5 2 7.41% 33.33% $52,963 $1,962 $13,241 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 21 188 8.95 23 22 28 12.23% 38.83% $255,047 $1,357 $12,145 0 0
James A. Popovich 4 38 9.5 2 7 2 5.26% 28.95% $47,042 $1,238 $11,761 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 37 248 6.7 32 27 35 12.9% 37.9% $353,112 $1,424 $9,544 0 0
James A. Popovich 6 23 3.83 2 0 2 8.7% 17.39% $33,797 $1,469 $5,633 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 33 222 6.73 20 23 29 9.01% 32.43% $234,272 $1,055 $7,099 0 0
James A. Popovich 4 15 3.75 1 0 1 6.67% 13.33% $19,830 $1,322 $4,958 0 0