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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
Dale Koler 1 3 3 0 0 0 0% 0% $630 $210 $630 0 0
Paul Melancon 6 22 3.67 0 2 3 0% 22.73% $13,457 $612 $2,243 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
Dale Koler 1 2 2 1 0 1 50% 100% $7,878 $3,939 $7,878 0 0
Paul Melancon 5 18 3.6 2 4 7 11.11% 72.22% $49,705 $2,761 $9,941 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
Dale Koler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 0% $0 $0 $0 0 0
Paul Melancon 13 50 3.85 4 8 8 8% 40% $93,944 $1,879 $7,226 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. 3.31 13.64% 40.9% $5,415 $17,925
Dale Koler 3 8 2.67 1 3 2 12.5% 75% $13,665 $1,708 $4,555 0 0
Paul Melancon 8 34 4.25 3 1 5 8.82% 26.47% $60,864 $1,790 $7,608 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
Dale Koler 2 9 4.5 1 2 4 11.11% 77.78% $11,431 $1,270 $5,716 0 0
Paul Melancon 11 40 3.64 2 5 6 5% 32.5% $61,166 $1,529 $5,561 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
Dale Koler 3 6 2 0 1 0 0% 16.67% $2,400 $400 $800 0 0
Paul Melancon 11 38 3.45 2 1 8 5.26% 28.95% $50,652 $1,333 $4,605 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
Dale Koler 1 5 5 1 0 1 20% 40% $5,080 $1,016 $5,080 0 0
Paul Melancon 9 41 4.56 5 2 4 12.2% 26.83% $84,080 $2,051 $9,342 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
Dale Koler 2 7 3.5 1 1 0 14.29% 28.57% $6,750 $964 $3,375 0 0
Paul Melancon 9 39 4.33 1 7 4 2.56% 30.77% $69,245 $1,776 $7,694 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
Dale Koler 2 9 4.5 0 1 0 0% 11.11% $4,278 $475 $2,139 0 0
Paul Melancon 10 39 3.9 3 0 4 7.69% 17.95% $33,940 $870 $3,394 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
Dale Koler 3 16 5.33 0 0 2 0% 12.5% $5,595 $350 $1,865 0 0
Paul Melancon 13 74 5.69 6 6 6 8.11% 24.32% $85,090 $1,150 $6,545 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
Dale Koler 2 12 6 1 2 1 8.33% 33.33% $7,420 $618 $3,710 0 0
Paul Melancon 8 27 3.38 1 2 1 3.7% 14.81% $20,480 $759 $2,560 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
Dale Koler 5 24 4.8 2 4 2 8.33% 33.33% $16,537 $689 $3,307 0 0
Paul Melancon 8 33 4.13 2 5 4 6.06% 33.33% $42,843 $1,298 $5,355 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
Dale Koler 2 10 5 2 2 1 20% 50% $10,434 $1,043 $5,217 0 0
Paul Melancon 6 17 2.83 1 4 2 5.88% 41.18% $29,920 $1,760 $4,987 0 0