Dutrow Responds to Suspension Relating to Clenbuterol

Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. addressed the media at his own request June 27 outside his Aqueduct barn to set the record straight on his 15-day ban in Kentucky for an overage of the bronchodilator clenbuterol in Salute the Count, the runner-up of the

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Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. addressed the media at his own request June 27 outside his Aqueduct barn to set the record straight on his 15-day ban in Kentucky for an overage of the bronchodilator clenbuterol in Salute the Count, the runner-up of the Aegon Turf Sprint (gr.III) at Churchill Downs May 2.


Dutrow was joined by Salute the Count’s owner, Michael Dubb, who fully stands behind his trainer. Dutrow has appealed the 15-day suspension because he said he cannot afford to take the days at this time of the year with his stable full-swing in stakes.


“In my humble estimation, there are two reasons people use medication for horses,” said Dubb, who has about two dozen horses with Dutrow. “One is because they firmly believe it helps the horses, and is good for the horses. The other reason is because they want to cheat or think it gives the horse some kind of edge. Rick Dutrow does not cheat. Rick Dutrow is all about his horses. He cares for his horses immensely.


“Apparently, what happened with Salute the Count, Rick administered a legal, and I reiterate legal, medication too close to race day. It was during Big Brown mania. No doubt an honest mistake. Rick never does anything that isn’t in the best interest of the horse. Rick is a tremendous horseman, but a poor administrator, and this is how (the clenbuterol overage) occurred

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