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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
Charles Essex 39 145 3.72 15 19 21 10.34% 37.93% $279,407 $1,927 $7,164 0 1
Michael L. Slager 6 40 6.67 3 8 11 7.5% 55% $89,261 $2,232 $14,877 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
Charles Essex 41 140 3.41 25 19 19 17.86% 45% $410,980 $2,936 $10,024 0 1
Michael L. Slager 5 31 6.2 1 5 6 3.23% 38.71% $51,804 $1,671 $10,361 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
Charles Essex 35 146 4.17 16 23 24 10.96% 43.15% $419,178 $2,871 $11,977 0 4
Michael L. Slager 4 34 8.5 1 5 3 2.94% 26.47% $80,251 $2,360 $20,063 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
Charles Essex 29 96 3.31 11 12 10 11.46% 34.38% $242,235 $2,523 $8,353 0 1
Michael L. Slager 4 27 6.75 0 0 3 0% 11.11% $29,254 $1,083 $7,314 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
Charles Essex 35 130 3.71 18 20 27 13.85% 50% $314,885 $2,422 $8,997 0 1
Michael L. Slager 4 20 5 3 4 3 15% 50% $66,706 $3,335 $16,677 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 $22,028
Charles Essex 22 91 4.14 14 18 14 15.38% 50.55% $123,826 $1,361 $5,628 0 0
Michael L. Slager 2 17 8.5 2 0 3 11.76% 29.41% $37,581 $2,211 $18,791 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
Charles Essex 39 130 3.33 19 17 24 14.62% 46.15% $195,859 $1,507 $5,022 0 0
Michael L. Slager 1 4 4 1 0 1 25% 50% $19,040 $4,760 $19,040 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
Charles Essex 39 138 3.54 17 17 16 12.32% 36.23% $184,101 $1,334 $4,721 0 0
Michael L. Slager 1 2 2 0 1 0 0% 50% $5,925 $2,963 $5,925 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
Charles Essex 47 232 4.94 31 45 32 13.36% 46.55% $312,288 $1,346 $6,644 0 0
Michael L. Slager 2 11 5.5 0 2 2 0% 36.36% $7,743 $704 $3,872 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
Charles Essex 55 230 4.18 41 45 33 17.83% 51.74% $345,004 $1,500 $6,273 0 0
Michael L. Slager 3 17 5.67 2 2 1 11.76% 29.41% $20,734 $1,220 $6,911 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
Charles Essex 16 63 3.94 14 10 9 22.22% 52.38% $205,304 $3,259 $12,832 0 3
Michael L. Slager 2 2 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $310 $155 $155 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
Charles Essex 21 93 4.43 12 11 8 12.9% 33.33% $169,279 $1,820 $8,061 0 5
Michael L. Slager 11 33 3 4 5 1 12.12% 30.3% $69,965 $2,120 $6,360 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
Charles Essex 17 81 4.76 12 8 14 14.81% 41.98% $152,651 $1,885 $8,979 0 2
Michael L. Slager 12 76 6.33 3 8 10 3.95% 27.63% $86,699 $1,141 $7,225 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
Charles Essex 21 72 3.43 5 13 7 6.94% 34.72% $79,619 $1,106 $3,791 0 2
Michael L. Slager 6 38 6.33 5 3 4 13.16% 31.58% $71,341 $1,877 $11,890 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
Charles Essex 21 72 3.43 3 8 5 4.17% 22.22% $56,677 $787 $2,699 0 0
Michael L. Slager 5 43 8.6 6 7 8 13.95% 48.84% $42,086 $979 $8,417 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
Charles Essex 26 143 5.5 15 25 22 10.49% 43.36% $96,024 $671 $3,693 0 1
Michael L. Slager 4 28 7 2 5 0 7.14% 25% $17,805 $636 $4,451 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
Charles Essex 31 165 5.32 24 22 26 14.55% 43.64% $157,976 $957 $5,096 0 1
Michael L. Slager 2 7 3.5 1 0 1 14.29% 28.57% $4,748 $678 $2,374 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
Charles Essex 12 63 5.25 12 12 7 19.05% 49.21% $80,292 $1,274 $6,691 0 0
Michael L. Slager 13 41 3.15 2 2 3 4.88% 17.07% $15,943 $389 $1,226 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
Charles Essex 5 10 2 0 1 0 0% 10% $910 $91 $182 0 0
Michael L. Slager 2 8 4 0 1 0 0% 12.5% $1,380 $173 $690 0 0