OLD MAN GETTING BACK IN THE SULKY

[COTTONWOOD FARM]

 BUTCH DOKEY.    OLDER THAN THE DIRT HE WILL BE DRIVING ON

[bigwrench]

HE BEEN TRAINING TBREDS

[Superfecta]

I got his Roosevelt Raceway card 40 years ago and he was old then.   

[Rabbi Of Racing]

Huff N Puff 

[PIGLAND]

thanks for the info dan nants

[Fatboy]

MERRETT?

[pumpy]

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

[Sam R]

MERRETT?

Merit "Butch" Dokey

[Brett Oil Can Boyd]

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

[shuffledagain]

Keep on keeping on.

[bass park]

its always good to hear from nants.

[Fatboy]

Merit "Butch" Dokey

TY SAM
CAUGHT A KID FLATTENING HIS TIRES ONE DAY AND CLOCKED HIM RIGHT ON THE SPOT
ME AND DOKEY PALS EVER SINCE
TRUE STORY

[bigwrench]

Last I seen Butch was at Hazel tbred opener
He hadn't changed much

[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]

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.

[Brutus Buckeye]

 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."