United States Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by earnings


There is recognition for the United States Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by earnings but no formal award is given to the trainer in Thoroughbred flat racing whose horses earned the most purse money in North American Thoroughbred racing.
Note that the figures includes earnings in Canada.
YearTrainerEarnings
1908James G. Rowe, Sr.$284,335
1909Sam Hildreth$123,942
1910Sam Hildreth$148,010
1911Sam Hildreth$49,418
1912John F. Schorr$58,110
1913James G. Rowe, Sr.$45,936
1914Richard C. Benson$59,315
1915James G. Rowe, Sr.$75,596
1916Sam Hildreth$70,950
1917Sam Hildreth$61,698
1918H. Guy Bedwell$80,296
1919H. Guy Bedwell$208,728
1920Louis Feustel$186,087
1921Sam Hildreth$262,768
1922Sam Hildreth$247,014
1923Sam Hildreth$392,124
1924Sam Hildreth$255,608
1925Gwyn R. Tompkins$199,245
1926Scott P. Harlan$205,681
1927William H. Bringloe$216,563
1928John F. Schorr$258,425
1929James G. Rowe, Jr.$314,881
1930James E. Fitzsimmons$397,355
1931James W. "Big Jim" Healy$297,300
1932James E. Fitzsimmons$266,650
1933Robert A. Smith$135,720
1934Robert A. Smith$249,938
1935Bud Stotler$303,005
1936James E. Fitzsimmons$193,415
1937Robert V. McGarvey$209,925
1938Earl Sande$226,495
1939James E. Fitzsimmons$266,205
1940Tom Smith$269,200
1941Ben A. Jones$475,318
1942John M. Gaver, Sr.$406,547
1943Ben A. Jones$267,915
1944Ben A. Jones$601,660
1945Tom Smith$510,655
1946Hirsch Jacobs$560,077
1947Horace A. Jones$1,334,805
1948Horace A. Jones$1,118,670
1949Horace A. Jones$978,587
1950Preston M. Burch$637,754
1951John M. Gaver, Sr.$616,392
1952Ben A. Jones$662,137
1953Harry Trotsek$1,028,873
1954William Molter$1,107,860
1955James E. Fitzsimmons$1,270,055
1956William Molter$1,227,402
1957Horace A. Jones$1,150,910
1958William Molter$1,116,544
1959William Molter$847,290
1960Hirsch Jacobs$748,349
1961Horace A. Jones$759,856
1962Mesh Tenney$1,099,474
1963Mesh Tenney$860,703
1964William C. Winfrey$1,350,534
1965Hirsch Jacobs$1,331,628
1966Edward A. Neloy$2,456,250
1967Edward A. Neloy$1,776,089
1968Edward A. Neloy$1,233,101
1969J. Elliott Burch$1,067,936
1970Charlie Whittingham$1,302,354
1971Charlie Whittingham$1,737,115
1972Charlie Whittingham$1,734,020
1973Charlie Whittingham$1,865,385
1974Pancho Martin$2,408,419
1975Charlie Whittingham$2,437,244
1976Jack Van Berg$2,976,196
1977Laz Barrera$2,715,848
1978Laz Barrera$3,307,164
1979Laz Barrera$3,608,517
1980Laz Barrera$2,969,151
1981Charlie Whittingham$3,993,302
1982Charlie Whittingham$4,587,457
1983D. Wayne Lukas$4,267,261
1984D. Wayne Lukas$5,835,921
1985D. Wayne Lukas$11,155,188
1986D. Wayne Lukas$12,345,180
1987D. Wayne Lukas$17,502,110
1988D. Wayne Lukas$17,842,358
1989D. Wayne Lukas$16,103,998
1990D. Wayne Lukas$14,508,871
1991D. Wayne Lukas$15,942,223
1992D. Wayne Lukas$9,806,436
1993Robert J. Frankel$8,933,252
1994D. Wayne Lukas$9,247,457
1995D. Wayne Lukas$12,834,483
1996D. Wayne Lukas$15,966,344
1997D. Wayne Lukas$9,993,569
1998Bob Baffert$15,000,870
1999Bob Baffert$16,934,607
2000Bob Baffert$11,831,605
2001Bob Baffert$16,354,996
2002Robert J. Frankel$17,748,340
2003Robert J. Frankel$19,143,289
2004Todd A. Pletcher$17,511,923
2005Todd A. Pletcher$20,867,842
2006 Todd A. Pletcher$26,820,243
2007Todd A. Pletcher$28,111,697
2008Steve Asmussen$24,235,247