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Top Trainer Just BeginningLAUREL. Aid. LAP)—Trainer R:chard E. ‘‘Dickie Dutrow didn't se out until April to break the world record for winners saddled in a single year. Nov.* that he holds ii, Dutrow pr* Ti’se1 things will be different in 1976.“Next year I'm going to start on Jar.. 1,” Dutrow said soon a* nr posting his 330 h victory la.-* week. “You have to. That’s cr way to keep aggressive.There’s no doubt that the 37-year-nid Dutrow is aggressive. Just ask other trainers who h-'ve rst horses to him in c:a*ming races.“Dickie t-’rres :hem over so fast and operates with such la-as number'.’’ said one drainer. “it’s like he's hell-bent to n-v e -• mnnoo'Iy or;1 —in ever;, body eLe out of town.” ?- -.•lblie stable ofrri'-re than 100 horses, running for some 25 owner.', is ‘he ;arg elt;-! in the area, nut he's looking for m re c‘naunmg is the game for rre. he *a-d. *'ad she movmg the operation, the better : tbrve on ““Having the naht nor-es and enf’j7b / ’’err. •- the key facto *■ in gotnu for the record.' added Dut-'iw. wVv-e Si n»:I-lion in pur.-cs this year ranks se ni only to Charlie vVhitpng-nam.n H- r.jnJcud fif'h in tracer-' -’aoding? w:t'r 195 winnersin 1973, and was fifth again last year with ,216 when -lack Van Berg sha tered ’he old record of 305 and finished with 329.In Apr?, of this year. But row-said, “I decided to go for -be record when I looked up arm found myself only eight behind the leader.The fact that the leader was King T. Leatherbury. an arch rival on the Maryland circuit, hardly dimmed Dutrow s yearning to make a move.“It was something to do,” Dutrow said, “but it isn't easy bei-g a cbsmpior. Tber. in October. i realized I had a shot at bre-kmg the record.To help achieve that goal, D-itr .w .^er: horses in nearby tracks in West Virginia and Pennsylvania a_,d added to his victory total. He was prepared *'» make a bigger vush al'ng that line this month if necessary.“It's satisfying to know that I set a a id mn reached it.” Dutrow said. “Now. I’d like to go for 400 winners next year.”Beating Leatherbury, Dutrow sa'd “w;:; like Muhammad All beating Ken Foreman. Nobody true: cm re could. b*it he did.Du-r'w claims he was quiet un**T A: corns on the spor s scene, the controversial heavy-weic'-'* h'v--’c — yn whomhe didn't kke at first.* But •/ ; •y'-e go'-d and yon know it,” Dutrow says, taking ~age fr*'m Ai-'s book, “y u might a=; well tell other people. I: -T.'ve go i*. got !*/-The outspoken Dutrow feels he would have had more winners in !9“. too, had he not F'-* the ftr't-.-ai' services *o C:r;= McCarron. the runaway leader :n the ;/vke* star-ding?, following a dispute with Otis riear.d. McCar-'rm contract holder.Tleliand ?*ep--ed rro something that wasn't hi? business. ~).itrow • ?.r : ms; the*.v i r. n i n sr e combination in America.
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Salisbury Daily Times
Salisbury, Maryland, US
Sun, Dec 07, 1975
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