Kentucky Derby (gr. I)-winning trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. has some explaining to do.
New York racing authorities deemed Dutrow ”obnoxious” and “unbecoming” and ordered him to show why he should not be suspended, lose his license, and be kicked off state tracks after years and dozens of sanctions.
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board suspended Dutrow twice last month. The suspensions totaled 90 days for hypodermic needles in his barn and for a winning horse's positive test for a banned painkiller at Aqueduct last year.
Dutrow has appealed and the board scheduled hearings for March 30-31.
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