Molesap Wrote:
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> I was intrigued by the record of Kevin S.
> Patterson, so I looked him up. Apparently he has
> had “two” stints as a trainer as he has been
> training since 1992. Of special interest are his
> stats early and later in career separated by a 10
> year hiatus. When he came back in 2010, he went
> 15-7-3-2 and has been kicking butt ever since:
>
> 1992-2001: 13/233 = 5.6%
> 2010-2017: 327/854 = 38.3%
>
> His stats from Equibase:
>
> Kevin S. Patterson
>
> 2017 Statistics
> Starts: 60
> Firsts: 30
> Seconds: 5
> Thirds: 7
> Earnings: $487,423
> Avg. Earnings Per Start: $8,124
> Avg. Earnings Per Starter: $25,654
>
> Career Statistics:
> Starts: 1,087
> Firsts: 340
> Seconds: 155
> Thirds: 143
> Earnings: $4,447,948
> Avg. Earnings Per Start: $4,092

For what it's worth, Patterson's stable, Diamond Oak, regularly won 25% or better in the 2000s when he wasn't officially a trainer. So it's been a while since he discovered the secret to winning races, at least in West Virginia.

If I can say one thing positive for the guy, one of the top searches for him online is a court case where he tried to have four of his older horses retired to a farm but they were instead sold by a third party to a slaughter operation. Patterson worked with an animal rescue organization in Maryland to try to track down his horses. So he's not all bad.