Dutrow is done

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:25 am

DRFInsidePost Daily Racing Form

New York racing board revokes Rick Dutrow's license and bars him from applying for reinstatement for 10 years.

Lisann · Postby **Lisann** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:32 pm

Bast · Postby **Bast** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:50 pm

What will other states do with this ruling?

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:09 pm

Generally other states uphold suspensions. This is the first time in memeory a state has come down hard on a high profile trainer. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Bast · Postby **Bast** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:13 pm

zinn21 wrote:Generally other states uphold suspensions. This is the first time in memeory a state has come down hard on a high profile trainer. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I cannot think of a comparable example.

Strategic Maneuver · Postby **Strategic Maneuver** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:16 pm

I can't think of another example but I think most racing jurisdictions will respect and uphold the ruling.

Bast · Postby **Bast** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:41 pm

Strategic Maneuver wrote:I can't think of another example but I think most racing jurisdictions will respect and uphold the ruling.

So, what can Dutrow do? Train in Kazakhstan?

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:51 pm

or Pennsylvania lol

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 5:32 am

His attorney requested a Stay on the ruling that is scheduled to be heard on October 17. I don't know what the courts can or cannot do on matters such as this.

Joltman · Postby **Joltman** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:09 am

Well let's see, PVal's last return from the abyss came through La. Maybe Dutrow will follow suit.

jm

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:37 am

i think he will end up somewhere like new mexico or something lke that when it's all said and done

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:27 am

I would be pretty surprised if any State Racing authority gives him a license to train. This is such a high profile case with a pretty overwhelming consensus that the penalty fit the crime. Hard to believe any jurisdiction would dismiss this. I guess anything is possible.

casallc · Postby **casallc** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:49 am

Hopefully other states won't be as stupid as NY. Dutrow is one of the best trainers in the sport and was punished as much for his lack of kowtowing to the elites, within the sport, as for any infractions of the rules. I'd give him a job in a minute (if I had one).

Dave C · Postby **Dave C** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:03 pm

casallc wrote:Hopefully other states won't be as stupid as NY. Dutrow is one of the best trainers in the sport and was punished as much for his lack of kowtowing to the elites, within the sport, as for any infractions of the rules. I'd give him a job in a minute (if I had one).

How is repeated positive tests not breaking the rules?

Unfortunately, I think because the racing commissioners did not do this when they had a stronger case, the courts will not uphold the decision.

casallc · Postby **casallc** » Thu Oct 13, 2011 4:02 pm

Dave C wrote:
casallc wrote:Hopefully other states won't be as stupid as NY. Dutrow is one of the best trainers in the sport and was punished as much for his lack of kowtowing to the elites, within the sport, as for any infractions of the rules. I'd give him a job in a minute (if I had one).

How is repeated positive tests not breaking the rules?

Unfortunately, I think because the racing commissioners did not do this when they had a stronger case, the courts will not uphold the decision.

Asmussen, Pletcher, etc. are still training and they have multiple bad tests and rule infractions. Being "obnoxious" as the commission called him is not against any rule.

Meanwhile, PETA send a large bouquet of flowers to the Racing and Wagering Board for its decision Wednesday to ban Dutrow.

"Mr. Dutrow is a danger to thoroughbreds, and he has no place on a track," said PETA Vice President Kathy Guillermo. "We're grateful to the New York racing commissioners for saying, 'Enough is enough,' and we urge all states that have racetracks to follow New York's lead and ban Dutrow."

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/more_ ... z1aho4d5S4

PETA is for it - I'm against it.