Anthony W. Dutrow (born April 27, 1958) is an American

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horse racing. The eldest of three brothers involved in Thoroughbred racing, he is the son of the late well-known Maryland trainer Richard E. Dutrow, Sr. A brother to trainer

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, the youngest brother Chip works as Tony's assistant. Tony Dutrow grew up in the racing business and as a boy helped out at his father's barn. Having learned to condition horses, he took out his training license and earned his first win in 1975 at

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. He worked with his father for several years then beginning in 1985 with trainer Bobby Frankel in

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until going out on his own in 1987.

References

Anthony Dutrow at the NTRA

October 18, 2007 ''Bloodhorse.com'' article on Tony Dutrow registering his 1,000th win
1958 births Living people American horse trainers Sportspeople from Hagerstown, Maryland {{US-horseracing-bio-stub