Template:Did you know nominations/Bloomsbury (horse)

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The result was: promoted by Allen3 ^talk 11:45, 5 February 2012 (UTC)

Bloomsbury (horse) edit

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... that after the Thoroughbred racehorse Bloomsbury won the 1839 Derby Stakes (pictured), his identity was questioned and bookmakers refused to pay out on "winning" bets?

Created/expanded by Tigerboy1966 (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 04:26, 22 January 2012 (UTC)

Article is well-written and nicely illustrated. Most of the sources look OK but what makes Pedigreequery.com and Bloodlines.net reliable sources? Prioryman (talk) 15:29, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

PQ source replaced. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 19:36, 29 January 2012 (UTC)

Approved. Rcsprinter (state) 16:05, 4 February 2012 (UTC)