Y66 Leading Trainers

[Cleo Patra]

With TB SIMMY voting starting soon, I started researching who to vote for as trainer of the year for Thoroughbreds. Here are all the key stats from the rankings page. Parameters set were Type: Owner, Player Type: All, Breed: Thoroughbred, Type: Flat

TOP 5 TRAINERS BY WINS
1 - Kent Saunders - 903 wins (2,994 | 30.20%)
2 - Cesar Raez - 624 wins (2,989 | 20.90%)
3 - Andrew James - 524 wins (2,344 | 22.40%)
4 - Peter Quill - 519 wins (3,093 | 16.80%)
5 - Paul Sellers - 511 wins (5,469 | 9.30%)

TOP 5 TRAINERS BY STAKES WINS
1 - Xander Zone - 126 stakes wins from 1,308 starts
2 - Mr. Lord Rich - 115 stakes wins from 1,240 starts
3 - Kent Saunders - 101 stakes wins from 2,994 starts
4 - Chris Barber - 100 stakes wins from 2,319 starts
5 - Lucas Davenport - 91 stakes wins from 1,164 starts

TOP 5 TRAINERS BY G1 WINS
1 - Laura Ferguson - 24 G1 wins from 1,558 starts
2 - Stephen Saratoga - 20 G1 wins from 870 starts
3 - Julin Sara - 15 G1 wins from 1,900 starts
4 - Danny Derby - 14 G1 wins from 496 starts
5 - Xander Zone - 13 G1 wins from 1,308 starts

TOP 5 TRAINERS BY G1 WINS AS A % OF STARTS
1 - Trastevere Peru - 3 G1 wins from 24 starts - 12.50%
2 - Nini Panini - 2 G1 wins from 25 starts - 8.00%
3 - Tim Matthews - 8 G1 wins from 136 starts - 5.88%
4 - Cleo Patra - 8 G1 wins from 137 starts - 5.84%
5 - Carole Hanson - 6 G1 wins from 152 starts - 3.95%

TOP 5 TRAINERS BY EARNINGS
1 - Kent Saunders - $19,681,320
2 - Mr. Lord Rich - $17,930,670
3 - Laura Ferguson - $17,514,610
4 - Xander Zone - $17,462,560
5 - Chris Barber - $16,367,545

TOP 5 TRAINERS BY AVERAGE EARNINGS PER START
1 - Cleo Patra - $46,189 (137 starts for $6,327,900 prizemoney)
2 - Nini Panini - $44,154 (25 starts for $1,103,850 prizemoney)
3 - Tim Matthews - $37,162 (136 starts for $5,053,970 prizemoney)
4 - Trastevere Peru - $35,510 (24 starts for $852,250 prizemoney)
5 - Carole Hanson - $30,326 (152 starts for $4,609,600 prizemoney)

TOP 5 TRAINERS BY WIN %
1 - Cleo Patra - 40.90% (56 wins from 137 starts)
2 - Lily Wilkins - 38.90% (21 wins from 54 starts)
3 - Trastevere Peru - 37.50% (9 wins from 24 starts)
4 - David Howard - 35.90% (133 wins from 371 starts)
5 - Lee Cara - 34.40% (429 wins from 1,247 starts)

TOP 5 TRAINERS BY OTB %
1 - Trastevere Peru - 24 : 9-7-3 OTB-79.20%
2 - David Howard - 371 : 133-85-62 OTB-75.50%
3 - Cleo Patra - 137 : 56-27-20 OTB-75.20%
4 - Lily Wilkins - 54 : 21-9-8 OTB-70.40%
5 - Laura Smith - 455 : 146-91-76 OTB-68.80%

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MAJOR G1 WINNERS
Major G1s defined as those listed in the SIMuseum

Andrew Chillin
Saudi Turf Sprint - Destiny Is All (gr.h.6)
SC Filly and Mare Turf - Less Has Changed (bl.f.4)

Andrew James
SC Turf Mile - Goldeneyes (b.h.5)
Pegasus Dirt Mile - Rallick Nom (bl.h.6)
Pegasus Synthetic Mile - The Forkrul (bl.f.4)

Brian Leavitt
SC Juvenile Turf - Druddigon (b.c.2)

Brianna McKenzie
Prince of Peace Stakes - Bala (dkb.f.3)

Carolyn Eaton
SC Bunbury - Amor De Tempesta (bl.c.2)

Chris Barber
SC Filly and Mare Sprint - Night Shark (bl.f.3)
Pegasus Turf Mile - Romario (b.c.4)

Cindy Saunders
SC Juvenile Fillies Sprint - Poppy Harlow (bl.f.2)

Cleo Patra
Favorite Trick Stakes - Cinema (gr.c.2)
Magellan Stakes - Cinema (gr.c.2)
Arc de Triomphe Stakes - Trailblazing (w.c.3)

Danny Derby
Saudi Distaff Stakes - Bewitching (ch.f.4)
SC Juvenile Fillies - Spirited Away (gr.f.2)

Darcy McBride
Pegasus Route - Testing the Angels (b.c.4)

Diane Townsend
SC Juvenile Fillies Turf - Zed Leppelin (bl.f.2)

Donnie Hidalgo
SC Futurity - Brave and Bold (ch.c.2)

Eric Nalbone
Louisville Derby - Prince Philip (bl.c.3)
SC Turf - Signaling (bl.m.5)

Erin Sanderson
SC Juvenile - Tumble (ch.c.2)

Gavin Guile
Midsummer Classic - Anubis (gr.c.3)
Saudi Cup - Master of Deception (b.c.4)

Gerry Hardie
Pegasus Turf - Persian Force (gr.h.5)
Chicago Million - Persian Force (gr.h.5)

Izzy Rafferty
Pegasus Classic - Henry (bl.h.5)

John D'arc
SC Filly Turf Dash - The Shield Maiden (gr.f.2)

Joseph Depaulo
SC Synthetic Mile - Reaching Immortality (dkb.c.3)
SC Synthetic Distaff - Wild Water Rapids (ch.f.4)

Julin Sara
Saudi Turf Cup - Tick Tick Boom (bl.h.6)

Kaine Saracen
Saudi Turf Marathon - Pademus (dkb.h.6)
Melbourne Trophy - Pademus (dkb.h.6)

Karl Smythe
Saudi Dirt Mile - Ace Charlatan (b.h.5)

Katie Stepanian
SC Synthetic Filly Dash - Espectro (dkb.f.2)
SC Synthetic Speed - It's Giving Slay (ch.f.3)

Kelly Haggerty
SC Filly and Mare Dirt Mile - Marvelstar (bl.f.3)

Laura Ferguson
SC Marathon - Cozmic (b.h.5)
Baltimore Crown - Pegasus (b.c.3)
King's Derby - Pegasus (b.c.3)

Laura Smith
SC Turf Dash - Somebody Else's Sky (bl.c.2)

Lee Cara
SC Juvenile Sprint - Come Ask Why (ch.c.2)
SC Synthetic Dash - Manintheshadows (ch.c.2)
Pegasus Summit - Princely Appearance (ch.c.4)

Louise Bayou
Pegasus Sprint - Oscar De La Hoya (ro.h.5)
SC Sprint - Oscar De La Hoya (ro.h.5)

Ma Springs
Canadian Breeders' Stakes - Cause for Concern (bl.f.3)

Madelene Gilbert
SC Synthetic Classic - Infringement (dkb.c.3)

Maria Schreuder
SC Synthetic Marathon - Wandering Star (bl.f.3)

Matthew McMahon
SC Turf Sprint - Tima (bl.c.3)

Mr. Lord Rich
Pegasus Dash - Lord's Champion (bl.f.4)
SC Filly and Mare Turf Sprint - Lord's Champion (bl.f.4)
Chimborazo Stakes - Lord's Champion (bl.f.4)

Nena Olson
SC Classic - Illicit Affairs (b.h.6)
Desert World Cup - Illicit Affairs (b.h.6)

Nicky Morgan
SC Synthetic Sprint - Princely Appearance (ch.c.4)

Norman Architecture
SC Ladies Route - Change of Fortune (b.f.3)

Paul Sellers
SC Synthetic Juvenile - Ember to Inferno (ch.c.2)

Polk Buffalo
SC Dirt Mile - Tamagoyaki (dkb.c.4)

Regina Moore
Long Island Classic - Edgar Allan Poe (gr.c.3)

Rochelle Bos
Commitisize Stakes - Dragon's Song (bl.c.2)
Saudi Turf Mile - Kitty (bl.f.4)
SC Filly and Mare Turf Mile - Kitty (bl.f.4)

Ronnie Dee
SC Synthetic Matron - Drakaina (b.m.6)

Shannon Hunt
SC Synthetic Juvenile Fillies - Uncharted Waters (ch.f.2)

Stephen Saratoga
Two Year Old Sprint Championship - Good Kind (gr.c.2)

Tim Matthews
SC Distaff - Dances With Wolves (b.f.4)
SC Bunburette - Set My World On Fire (bl.f.2)

Todd Lucas
Louisville Oaks - Pulitzer (dkb.f.3)

Tom Mudgett
SC Debutante - Pepper Potts (gr.f.2)

Xander Zone
Saudi Sprint - Smugglers Prize (dkb.f.4)

[Mr. Lord Rich]

With TB SIMMY voting starting soon, I started researching who to vote for as trainer of the year for Thoroughbreds. Here are all the key stats from the rankings page. Parameters set were Type: Owner, Player Type: All, Breed: Thoroughbred, Type: All

I hate to say, but your stats are flawed as you forgot to choose “flat”.
It appears you selected TB, but if you don’t choose flat you include Chaser stats which is not going to give you an accurate measure when comparing TB trainers.

If you choose “Flat” I can already tell you Xander is the stakes leader, this will affect all the trainer stats across the board dramatically.

Sorry for the bad news as appears you put some time into this.

[Cleo Patra]

Yep, I thought chase was part of the TB trainers voting when I started. Then I went to the SIMMY page when I was done and promptly face palmed. I shall fix it!

[Mr. Lord Rich]

Yep, I thought chase was part of the TB trainers voting when I started. Then I went to the SIMMY page when I was done and promptly face palmed. I shall fix it!

, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, otherwise it looks absolutely amazing, having this every season definitely helps players with decisions unless they just vote blindly haha

[Cleo Patra]

Yep, I thought chase was part of the TB trainers voting when I started. Then I went to the SIMMY page when I was done and promptly face palmed. I shall fix it!

, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, otherwise it looks absolutely amazing, having this every season definitely helps players with decisions unless they just vote blindly haha

Should be fixed now! I think I got all the chase races deleted from the majors list as well, but somebody double check?

[Andrew Chillin]

Awesome work. Interestingly, Cleo>tim for aeps but Tim >cleo for g1 win percentage.

Because I tend to forget, there’s a 100 start minimum for simmy nominations.

[Cleo Patra]

Because I tend to forget, there’s a 100 start minimum for simmy nominations.

That’s why I went with top 5 instead of just the leader or top 3. I didn’t want to leave them out because some of those smaller stables have absolutely kicked butt this season. And deserve to have that shown off even if they can’t get nominated. But then I also see Kent maintaining a win % over 30 even with nearly 3,000 starts, and Laura winning like double the G1s of anyone else. So many people had amazing years in very different ways and I love that the game allows that.

[Andrew Chillin]

Because I tend to forget, there’s a 100 start minimum for simmy nominations.

That’s why I went with top 5 instead of just the leader or top 3. I didn’t want to leave them out because some of those smaller stables have absolutely kicked butt this season. And deserve to have that shown off even if they can’t get nominated. But then I also see Kent maintaining a win % over 30 even with nearly 3,000 starts, and Laura winning like double the G1s of anyone else. So many people had amazing years in very different ways and I love that the game allows that.

Hell yeah, definitely worth showing off.

[Kelly Haggerty]

Thank you for the mention. Marvelstar has been a special blessing, but I know I am not a leading trainer. My goals are to maintain an OTB at 60% and I just got to about that this season. I hoped to get a G1 victory this year because I didn't win any last year, and I got 4 of those. For me, this is a super-successful season, topped off by 3 G1 wins on the last day. But it is a far cry from what the more accomplished players pull off.

My SIM hero is David Howard, because he started 5 months after me and has made an amazing climb. His 75% OTB with TBs and >$10k avg earnings per start are fantastic accomplishments.

[David Howard]

My SIM hero is David Howard, because he started 5 months after me and has made an amazing climb. His 75% OTB with TBs and >$10k avg earnings per start are fantastic accomplishments.

Thank you Kelly <3. Your training and placement of Marvelstar has been impeccable and you should be super proud!

[Jon Xett]

Very happy for all of the very accomplished SIMHorseRacing trainer's on this list throughout the categories.

I've got my work cut out for me in Year 67!

jX

[Madelene Gilbert]

These Trainer/Breeder awards always make me sad, because no matter how well I do in my niche little corner of the SIM I barely make the Top 100 compared to the SIM at large and I've just resigned myself to the fact that I will never earn a nomination

But congratulations to everyone who made the Top 5 on your accomplishments! Also shout out to all the other big AW stakes winning trainers (Pegasus and SC Synthetics). And well done Cleo on curating the post!

[Andrew James]

Amazing Cleo, this is super clean and helpful thank you.

Had my best year ever with my most wins, G1 wins, Trophies, stake wins and 2YO wins ever. Do I think it's worth a nom for Thoroughbred trainer... who knows, there are a hundred people deserving. Either way thrilled with my season and finishing top 3 in wins.

[Arthur Cutler]

These Trainer/Breeder awards always make me sad, because no matter how well I do in my niche little corner of the SIM I barely make the Top 100 compared to the SIM at large and I've just resigned myself to the fact that I will never earn a nomination

But congratulations to everyone who made the Top 5 on your accomplishments! Also shout out to all the other big AW stakes winning trainers (Pegasus and SC Synthetics). And well done Cleo on curating the post!

Madelene your accomplishments in the AW are truly amazing and have not gone unnoticed by me... Your just a fantastic player and have been doing it for years!!

[Meghan Kingsley]

These Trainer/Breeder awards always make me sad, because no matter how well I do in my niche little corner of the SIM I barely make the Top 100 compared to the SIM at large and I've just resigned myself to the fact that I will never earn a nomination

Same. I think I'm doing ok then see these stats and go hide in the corner... well done to these folks!