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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
Charles Essex 35 146 4.17 16 23 24 10.96% 43.15% $419,178 $2,871 $11,977 0 4
Ben Root 3 5 1.67 1 2 1 20% 80% $6,850 $1,370 $2,283 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
Charles Essex 35 130 3.71 18 20 27 13.85% 50% $314,885 $2,422 $8,997 0 1
Ben Root 3 8 2.67 2 1 1 25% 50% $17,144 $2,143 $5,715 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
Charles Essex 39 130 3.33 19 17 24 14.62% 46.15% $195,859 $1,507 $5,022 0 0
Ben Root 12 31 2.58 7 5 11 22.58% 74.19% $61,018 $1,968 $5,085 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
Charles Essex 39 138 3.54 17 17 16 12.32% 36.23% $184,101 $1,334 $4,721 0 0
Ben Root 17 44 2.59 6 12 6 13.64% 54.55% $55,066 $1,252 $3,239 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
Charles Essex 28 119 4.25 33 19 16 27.73% 57.14% $232,136 $1,951 $8,291 0 0
Ben Root 16 40 2.5 11 9 4 27.5% 60% $74,836 $1,871 $4,677 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
Charles Essex 33 161 4.88 32 35 25 19.88% 57.14% $209,270 $1,300 $6,342 0 0
Ben Root 26 108 4.15 21 27 21 19.44% 63.89% $122,845 $1,137 $4,725 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
Charles Essex 47 232 4.94 31 45 32 13.36% 46.55% $312,288 $1,346 $6,644 0 0
Ben Root 42 143 3.4 25 25 26 17.48% 53.15% $176,367 $1,233 $4,199 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
Charles Essex 55 230 4.18 41 45 33 17.83% 51.74% $345,004 $1,500 $6,273 0 0
Ben Root 49 176 3.59 39 31 26 22.16% 54.55% $235,905 $1,340 $4,814 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 $22,031
Charles Essex 47 206 4.38 40 38 21 19.42% 48.06% $369,598 $1,794 $7,864 0 0
Ben Root 50 167 3.34 25 25 22 14.97% 43.11% $189,455 $1,134 $3,789 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
Charles Essex 65 279 4.29 51 41 44 18.28% 48.75% $474,330 $1,700 $7,297 0 0
Ben Root 65 237 3.65 36 39 24 15.19% 41.77% $270,659 $1,142 $4,164 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
Charles Essex 51 192 3.76 33 23 26 17.19% 42.71% $352,462 $1,836 $6,911 0 0
Ben Root 81 299 3.69 44 35 53 14.72% 44.15% $307,425 $1,028 $3,795 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
Charles Essex 21 72 3.43 11 15 13 15.28% 54.17% $168,990 $2,347 $8,047 0 1
Ben Root 89 371 4.17 70 52 59 18.87% 48.79% $387,861 $1,045 $4,358 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
Charles Essex 16 53 3.31 10 7 5 18.87% 41.51% $90,257 $1,703 $5,641 0 0
Ben Root 68 286 4.21 42 53 44 14.69% 48.6% $304,661 $1,065 $4,480 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
Charles Essex 13 50 3.85 8 9 9 16% 52% $56,323 $1,126 $4,333 0 0
Ben Root 68 283 4.16 38 40 46 13.43% 43.82% $221,923 $784 $3,264 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
Charles Essex 17 59 3.47 2 4 9 3.39% 25.42% $64,681 $1,096 $3,805 0 1
Ben Root 25 92 3.68 17 17 4 18.48% 41.3% $73,856 $803 $2,954 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
Charles Essex 21 93 4.43 12 11 8 12.9% 33.33% $169,279 $1,820 $8,061 0 5
Ben Root 14 78 5.57 8 17 11 10.26% 46.15% $32,042 $411 $2,289 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
Charles Essex 17 81 4.76 12 8 14 14.81% 41.98% $152,651 $1,885 $8,979 0 2
Ben Root 18 51 2.83 7 10 7 13.73% 47.06% $26,214 $514 $1,456 0 0