Following the reinstatement of his racing license in February after 10 years in suspension, trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. won with the first horse he entered to race in his return to the training ranks, Price of Pharoahs, who captured the Race 6 Saturday at Belmont Park.
Owned by longtime client Sanford Goldfarb, Matthew Morrison, and Crown Stable, Prince of Pharoahs took charge at the into the stretch and kicked away to a 4 1/2-length triumph under Eric Cancel. He covered the one-mile allowance contest in 1:38.13 and returned $8.20 for the win.
The 5-year-old son of American Pharoah out of the Dixie Union mare My Dixie Doodle, is one of 15 horses Dutrow has in training at Belmont, BloodHorse reports. He claimed the gelding for $45,000 April 7 at Aqueduct.
Prince of Pharoahs was Dutrow's first starter since early 2013.
“I haven't done this in a long time so it feels really good,” Dutrow told the publication. “He won pretty easy, man. He's been training good. I've been telling Sandy (Goldfarb) for the last few weeks he was showing us that he's happy. All we had to do is pick the right spot and track.”
Dutrow was slapped with a 10-year suspension and fined $50,000 by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board – which was replaced by the New York State Gaming Commission – for a string of suspensions and rules violations. Among the horses Dutrow previously trained were 2008 Kentucky Derby (G1) and Preakness Stakes (G1) winner Big Brown and 2005 Horse of the Year Saint Liam.
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