Jimmy Jerkens started training horses on his own in 1997. He's had a grand total of 2,343 starters and he shows a flat bet profit with them. It's basically almost unheard of stuff.
For a comparison - Todd Pletcher started training horses in 1996. He shows a career 17% loss on the betting dollar ... what most good trainers show.
As for Mullins ...
He started 4,577 horses since 1996 and he amazingly shows a flat bet profit. He's probably God's gift to training horses.
Perhaps the greatest training achievment was him winning back-to-back-to-back Santa Anita Derby's earlier this decade with three horrendously mediocre horses.
* Here's Buddy Gil running 7th at 7/1 in the Golden Gate Derby in '03....
Less than three months later he won the Santa Anita Derby for Mullins.
* Here's Castledale running 6th at 11/1 odds in the San Rafael in '04
Less than a month later he wins the Santa Anita Derby for Mullins next out.
* Here's Buzzard's Bay running 10th at 18/1 odds in the worst Risen Star Stakes of all-time.
Less than two months later he wins the Santa Anita Derby for Mullins.
Mullins and Jimmy Jerkens are not guys you want to dismiss when they have the best horse.