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So far there are no trainer stats. There is some evidence that gelding a very young horse is likely to produce positive results. A two or even three year old is able to learn or acquire new more productive patterns. If you geld at 4 or older the undesirable traits are now so ingrained that the gelding is unlikely to be of any use. If it's a cheap horse with poor breeding it would probably be best to cut him as a yearling. It would probably learn it's tasks quicker & in general be easier to handle.
Based on the above if a two or three year old is making it's 1st or 2nd running as a gelding, some improvement is very possible. If a four year old or older, it's probably just an act of desperation.
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