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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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Charles Essex 37 107 2.89 13 14 12 12.15% 36.45% $215,895 $2,018 $5,835 0 1
Dena Thomas 1 1 1 0 0 0 0% 0% $90 $90 $90 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Charles Essex 41 140 3.41 25 19 19 17.86% 45% $410,980 $2,936 $10,024 0 1
Dena Thomas 1 5 5 0 0 1 0% 20% $4,200 $840 $4,200 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Charles Essex 35 146 4.17 16 23 24 10.96% 43.15% $419,178 $2,871 $11,977 0 4
Dena Thomas 2 8 4 1 3 0 12.5% 50% $20,123 $2,515 $10,062 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Charles Essex 29 96 3.31 11 12 10 11.46% 34.38% $242,235 $2,523 $8,353 0 1
Dena Thomas 3 6 2 0 0 0 0% 0% $1,997 $333 $666 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Charles Essex 35 130 3.71 18 20 27 13.85% 50% $314,885 $2,422 $8,997 0 1
Dena Thomas 9 48 5.33 1 4 5 2.08% 20.83% $30,858 $643 $3,429 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Charles Essex 22 91 4.14 14 18 14 15.38% 50.55% $123,826 $1,361 $5,628 0 0
Dena Thomas 11 32 2.91 2 3 2 6.25% 21.88% $28,265 $883 $2,570 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Charles Essex 39 130 3.33 19 17 24 14.62% 46.15% $195,859 $1,507 $5,022 0 0
Dena Thomas 6 28 4.67 4 2 5 14.29% 39.29% $44,064 $1,574 $7,344 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Charles Essex 39 138 3.54 17 17 16 12.32% 36.23% $184,101 $1,334 $4,721 0 0
Dena Thomas 5 31 6.2 2 3 5 6.45% 32.26% $27,643 $892 $5,529 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Charles Essex 28 119 4.25 33 19 16 27.73% 57.14% $232,136 $1,951 $8,291 0 0
Dena Thomas 6 32 5.33 7 3 4 21.88% 43.75% $58,607 $1,831 $9,768 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Charles Essex 37 170 4.59 29 28 22 17.06% 46.47% $239,253 $1,407 $6,466 0 0
Dena Thomas 5 22 4.4 1 4 4 4.55% 40.91% $38,297 $1,741 $7,659 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Charles Essex 38 159 4.18 21 24 27 13.21% 45.28% $210,671 $1,325 $5,544 0 0
Dena Thomas 6 22 3.67 3 3 3 13.64% 40.91% $38,886 $1,768 $6,481 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Charles Essex 30 151 5.03 21 23 34 13.91% 51.66% $240,862 $1,595 $8,029 0 1
Dena Thomas 3 6 2 0 0 1 0% 16.67% $3,440 $573 $1,147 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Charles Essex 37 159 4.3 31 27 27 19.5% 53.46% $210,671 $1,325 $5,694 0 0
Dena Thomas 6 16 2.67 2 2 3 12.5% 43.75% $20,029 $1,252 $3,338 0 0