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Title: OLD MAN GETTING BACK IN THE SULKY
Post by: COTTONWOOD FARM on June 12, 2018, 09:27:41 PM: BUTCH DOKEY. OLDER THAN THE DIRT HE WILL BE DRIVING ON
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Post by: bigwrench on June 12, 2018, 09:47:14 PM: HE BEEN TRAINING TBREDS
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Post by: Superfecta on June 12, 2018, 09:48:29 PM: I got his Roosevelt Raceway card 40 years ago and he was old then. 73cv.2 73cv.2
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Post by: Rabbi Of Racing on June 12, 2018, 09:50:26 PM: Huff N Puff tmbz1
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Post by: PIGLAND on June 12, 2018, 09:58:14 PM: thanks for the info dan nants
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Post by: Fatboy on June 12, 2018, 10:47:38 PM: MERRETT?
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Post by: pumpy on June 13, 2018, 12:23:27 AM: Anybody remember Glenn huber? He had to be close to 90 before they told him no more. He ran jerry Hansen over before he hung it up
Title: Re: OLD MAN GETTING BACK IN THE SULKY
Post by: Sam R on June 13, 2018, 08:14:50 AM: Quote from: Fatboy on June 12, 2018, 10:47:38 PM
MERRETT?
Merit "Butch" Dokey
Title: Re: OLD MAN GETTING BACK IN THE SULKY
Post by: Brett Oil Can Boyd on June 13, 2018, 08:22:50 AM: Northville Downs - MI 06/16/18 ENTRIES 7:30 PM
Paulding - OH 06/12/18 RESULTS - COMPLETED 5:00 PM
Northville Downs - MI 06/08/18 RESULTS - COMPLETED 6:00 PM

HE WON A RACE AT PAULDING, ON A 2 YEAR OLD, WIRE TO WIRE PAYING $3.30 TO 1
AND FINISHED LAST ON ANOTHER, NEXT TO LAST ON ANOTHER
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Post by: shuffledagain on June 13, 2018, 09:34:01 AM: Keep on keeping on.
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Post by: bass park on June 13, 2018, 01:02:56 PM: its always good to hear from nants.
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Post by: Fatboy on June 13, 2018, 02:47:48 PM: Quote from: Sam R on June 13, 2018, 08:14:50 AM
Merit "Butch" Dokey

TY SAM tmbz1
CAUGHT A KID FLATTENING HIS TIRES ONE DAY AND CLOCKED HIM RIGHT ON THE SPOT
ME AND DOKEY PALS EVER SINCE
TRUE STORY
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Post by: bigwrench on June 13, 2018, 05:52:09 PM: Last I seen Butch was at Hazel tbred opener
He hadn't changed much
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Post by: Buffy the Vampire Slayer on June 13, 2018, 07:15:08 PM: Quote from: bigwrench on June 13, 2018, 05:52:09 PM
Last I seen Butch was at Hazel tbred opener
He hadn't changed much

Wrenchie, you might remember the real old days when Butch and Joe Adamsky (before Joe got religion) were the top two pussy hounds. They ended up fighting over Lockhart's daughter and she went with Joe! that was an upset.
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Post by: Brutus Buckeye on June 14, 2018, 07:14:54 AM: YOU ALWAYS READ IT HERE FIRST AND THEN SOMEONE ELSE DOES A STORY ON IT

http://www.harnessracing.com/news/butchdokeyscoresohiofairwinatage79.html

When Paulding track announcer Bill Peters called out the 2-year-old colt pacers for Tuesday's $3,490 Ohio Fair Racing Conference first race, quite a few fans double-checked their programs when they heard "driven by Merritt Dokey."

The 79-year-old Dokey, one of the Midwest's perennial leading drivers since he first started driving in 1966, had journeyed down from Plymouth, Mich., to pilot owner/breeder Gerry Mijal's Tanner J. This was only the second drive in the past seven years for Dokey, who had competed daily on the tough Chicago circuit for more than five decades.

As soon as starter Mike Woebkenberg said "go" Dokey shot for the lead and successfully steered the Steve Novak-trained youngster to a commanding 10 length win in 2:06.4. It was the first trip to the winner's circle for the altered son of Believeinbruiser-How Is Carrie in his first start but it notched career victory No. 3,878 for Dokey and reaffirmed to everyone that "talent does not age."