{"product_id":"doketo-the-1960s-story-of-a-thoroughbred-racehorse-paperback","title":"Doketo: The 1960s Story of a Thoroughbred Racehorse - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. H. Pope\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story is about a thoroughbred racehorse named Doketo, who was owned and trained by the person telling the story. Doketo was a good racehorse, though not exceptional as he might have you believe. However, as the racetrack saying goes, he was better than an empty stall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLife is like that. Friends and associates may not be exactly what you want, but in a very real sense, they can still be better than an empty stall. Doketo s eventual owner learned this lesson as a 20-year-old boxer competing in the fiercely contested featherweight division of the 1954 Golden Gloves, where winners qualified for the Pan American Games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late veteran boxing judge Billy Oaths believed the young fighter had a strong chance of winning his division. His confidence came from the boxer s previous bout, a stunning televised victory over a top-ranked U.S. featherweight in the opponent s hometown just three months earlier. As the young boxer climbed the steps to the ring for his first Golden Gloves match before a large crowd, Billy called out, C mon, let s get the ball rolling! The boxer, full of confidence, shouted back, Don t worry, Billy. This won t last long. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd it didn t.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe referee stopped the fight in the first round, awarding a TKO win to the boxer s opponent. While disappointed, Billy would likely have summed it up with the same racetrack wisdom: his boxer and Doketo were both better than an empty stall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52470450520371,"sku":"9798895435021","price":16.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/C8UJIu5a-H9798895435021.webp?v=1759420417","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/doketo-the-1960s-story-of-a-thoroughbred-racehorse-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}