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Originally Posted by v j stauffer
Yes they were legal. However IMO what got Dutrow in hot water was the flippant way he suggested on National TV that since he hadn't been treated that time was the reason BIG BROWN was so pathetic in the Belmont.
The powers that be can and have overlooked alot over the years.
But when you give a big FU to the industry and more importantly the betting public with statements like that. It's NEVER going to get overlooked.
I'm in complete agreement about 2nd chances.
Many trainers have done far less and been welcomed back in much shorter time.
Being stupid shouldn't come with a life sentence. If it did I would have been put in maximum security long ago.
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Agreed, the penalty and the throwing the book at him is probably directly correlated to what you posted . If you’re blatantly honest and reveal things that openly , Chances are you will be thrown under the bus . I mean , they’re probably a lot of people not happy about his very public statements. Most of these trainers understand “lawyer speak” and it keeps them afloat even in times of trouble . He opened the barn door for all the world to see and the knives came out . I don’t want to say much or have an opinion because I really don’t know how this was adjudicated. Was 10 years just some random number they threw against the wall? To see if sht sticks? Or was there a formal sentence of transgression? I don’t even remember it was so long ago . But how many other trainers have people seen get time like this ? One really has to wonder about that entire deal. But you all know damn well …….. he pissed some people off. Bottom line .
