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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 9 82 9.11 5 9 6 6.1% 24.39% $117,153 $1,429 $13,017 0 0
Neil J. Howard 1 5 5 0 1 1 0% 40% $14,270 $2,854 $14,270 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
Neil J. Howard 3 10 3.33 1 0 0 10% 10% $23,340 $2,334 $7,780 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
Neil J. Howard 23 67 2.91 5 3 9 7.46% 25.37% $146,236 $2,183 $6,358 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
Neil J. Howard 29 56 1.93 5 3 4 8.93% 21.43% $148,249 $2,647 $5,112 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 22 148 6.73 9 23 20 6.08% 35.14% $160,930 $1,087 $7,315 0 0
Neil J. Howard 34 93 2.74 8 10 12 8.6% 32.26% $742,360 $7,982 $21,834 0 2

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
Neil J. Howard 36 130 3.61 17 11 19 13.08% 36.15% $750,313 $5,772 $20,842 1 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 30 202 6.73 18 29 20 8.91% 33.17% $225,682 $1,117 $7,523 0 0
Neil J. Howard 42 136 3.24 13 19 17 9.56% 36.03% $865,760 $6,366 $20,613 1 2

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
Neil J. Howard 39 136 3.49 15 13 26 11.03% 39.71% $1,125,072 $8,273 $28,848 2 2

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
Neil J. Howard 37 153 4.14 18 17 23 11.76% 37.91% $982,710 $6,423 $26,560 2 3

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
Neil J. Howard 29 123 4.24 14 17 16 11.38% 38.21% $669,588 $5,444 $23,089 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 37 248 6.7 32 27 35 12.9% 37.9% $353,112 $1,424 $9,544 0 0
Neil J. Howard 30 99 3.3 10 12 16 10.1% 38.38% $409,723 $4,139 $13,657 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
Neil J. Howard 53 151 2.85 20 20 12 13.25% 34.44% $697,015 $4,616 $13,151 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 32 210 6.56 20 18 23 9.52% 29.05% $239,430 $1,140 $7,482 0 0
Neil J. Howard 57 199 3.49 24 32 27 12.06% 41.71% $1,454,090 $7,307 $25,510 2 2

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 33 183 5.55 18 25 22 9.84% 35.52% $239,526 $1,309 $7,258 0 0
Neil J. Howard 53 199 3.75 19 27 23 9.55% 34.67% $871,365 $4,379 $16,441 1 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 38 260 6.84 24 32 27 9.23% 31.92% $336,926 $1,296 $8,866 0 0
Neil J. Howard 40 143 3.58 13 16 18 9.09% 32.87% $538,744 $3,767 $13,469 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 51 256 5.02 26 32 45 10.16% 40.23% $379,217 $1,481 $7,436 0 1
Neil J. Howard 38 154 4.05 11 26 23 7.14% 38.96% $1,363,710 $8,855 $35,887 1 2

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 46 232 5.04 30 34 25 12.93% 38.36% $381,813 $1,646 $8,300 0 0
Neil J. Howard 41 162 3.95 31 25 32 19.14% 54.32% $1,967,499 $12,145 $47,988 0 2

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 27 191 7.07 17 17 35 8.9% 36.13% $251,299 $1,316 $9,307 0 0
Neil J. Howard 39 154 3.95 25 28 21 16.23% 48.05% $1,751,161 $11,371 $44,902 2 2

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 29 214 7.38 18 14 26 8.41% 27.1% $258,618 $1,208 $8,918 0 1
Neil J. Howard 48 188 3.92 43 32 36 22.87% 59.04% $3,142,994 $16,718 $65,479 8 14

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 35 223 6.37 27 18 38 12.11% 37.22% $553,363 $2,481 $15,810 0 2
Neil J. Howard 40 173 4.33 37 30 26 21.39% 53.76% $1,939,175 $11,209 $48,479 4 7

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 16 133 8.31 22 20 18 16.54% 45.11% $333,218 $2,505 $20,826 0 2
Neil J. Howard 41 156 3.8 31 26 18 19.87% 48.08% $3,620,359 $23,207 $88,301 6 9

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 95 7.31 13 11 16 13.68% 42.11% $120,579 $1,269 $9,275 0 0
Neil J. Howard 34 135 3.97 30 18 16 22.22% 47.41% $1,533,260 $11,357 $45,096 2 3

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 9 108 12 17 12 19 15.74% 44.44% $122,720 $1,136 $13,636 0 0
Neil J. Howard 42 165 3.93 30 24 28 18.18% 49.7% $1,470,030 $8,909 $35,001 1 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 $22,031
Donna Bireta 8 81 10.13 13 12 9 16.05% 41.98% $102,024 $1,260 $12,753 0 0
Neil J. Howard 52 215 4.13 45 31 35 20.93% 51.63% $2,380,707 $11,073 $45,783 5 6

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 8 109 13.63 9 13 15 8.26% 33.94% $74,775 $686 $9,347 0 0
Neil J. Howard 60 253 4.22 50 46 35 19.76% 51.78% $2,386,361 $9,432 $39,773 5 10

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 7 73 10.43 4 8 13 5.48% 34.25% $49,406 $677 $7,058 0 0
Neil J. Howard 65 311 4.78 81 47 48 26.05% 56.59% $4,698,873 $15,109 $72,290 8 18

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 2 12 6 6 3 1 50% 83.33% $20,761 $1,730 $10,381 0 0
Neil J. Howard 47 243 5.17 57 44 32 23.46% 54.73% $2,751,939 $11,325 $58,552 5 10

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Neil J. Howard 51 242 4.75 56 43 40 23.14% 57.44% $2,141,838 $8,851 $41,997 2 7

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Neil J. Howard 42 226 5.38 37 35 38 16.37% 48.67% $1,515,879 $6,707 $36,092 5 6

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 1 2 2 1 0 0 50% 50% $1,860 $930 $1,860 0 0
Neil J. Howard 60 289 4.82 59 51 41 20.42% 52.25% $1,600,970 $5,540 $26,683 1 6

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 3 18 6 4 4 2 22.22% 55.56% $13,133 $730 $4,378 0 0
Neil J. Howard 41 197 4.8 48 37 30 24.37% 58.38% $1,458,183 $7,402 $35,565 5 11

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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Neil J. Howard 36 185 5.14 39 35 22 21.08% 51.89% $1,253,618 $6,776 $34,823 4 12

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 84 7 7 11 13 8.33% 36.9% $64,836 $772 $5,403 0 0
Neil J. Howard 39 184 4.72 44 20 29 23.91% 50.54% $1,409,639 $7,661 $36,145 2 9