Via TD Thornton
Richard E. Dutrow, Jr., the GI Kentucky Derby award-winning coach has a history of racing violations that led to a recent 10-year license revocation in New York. ended last monthon Monday was granted a coach’s license by the New York State Game Commission (NYSGC).
The notice was read to the record during the regularly scheduled February 27 NYSGC meeting without comment from the commissioners.
“The New York State Racing and Betting Board previously revoked the Thoroughbred coach license of Richard E. Dutrow, Jr., on October 12, 2011, imposing disqualification for registration. any license for 10 years and [fining] give him $50,000,” said NYSGC executive director Robert Williams.
“Mr. Dutrow administratively and judicially contested the penalties [that commenced] January 17, 2013. Following the expiration of the fine, Mr. Dutrow’s revocation period ends on January 17, 2023,” Williams said.
“Mr. Dutrow recently applied for a Thoroughbred trainer license, which has been reviewed by the Licensing Department in consultation with the racing department,” Williams said.
“The review found that Mr Dutrow had served the penalty imposed by the Racing and Betting Board, and that his record was not infringing during the time of the recall. Accordingly, the bureau has decided to grant Mr. Dutrow’s license to participate in the New York equestrian race,” Williams said.
Dutrow spent much of the past decade appealing drug-related penalties in several jurisdictions, and in 2013 he filed a failed federal lawsuit seeking damages. money and restore your license.
According to Equibase, Dutrow practitioners made more than $87 million between 1979 and 2013. His students won many graded bets, including the 2008 Kentucky Derby (Big Brown). and two Breeders’ Cup races, and he often topped the coach rankings at the New York racetracks during the 2000s.
Dutrow’s summary of racing violations totaled at least 75 violations spread across multiple jurisdictions. In addition to his troubles with equine drug violations, his sanctions over the decades have included multiple penalties for personal drug use, forgery of checks, forgery of prescriptions, failed to report a criminal record, plus multiple license denials for “morally decadence,” “evidence of impropriety,” and attempts to “deceive state racing officials.”
This story will be updated.
