Talk:Richard Hughes (jockey)

Requested move 7 June 2016

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The result of the move request was: No consensus. (closed by a page mover) Omni Flames (talk) 07:46, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

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Richard Hughes (jockey) → Richard Hughes (horseman) – Hughes was formerly a jockey but is now a racehorse trainer. "Horseman" has been used previously as a disambiguator where an individual has had more than one role in horse racing Bcp67 (talk) 20:24, 7 June 2016 (UTC) -- Relisting. Anarchyte (work | talk) 03:04, 14 June 2016 (UTC)

• Oppose. A "horseman" is anyone who rides a horse. Terrible disambiguator, whether it's been used before or not. "Jockey" is perfectly sufficient for disambiguation purposes. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:22, 8 June 2016 (UTC)
• Comment: The disambiguator might be a problem, though no, not anyone who rides a horse is a "horseman" -- it's a term of art that references a high level of skill with horses, and doesn't even necessarily encompass riding. But more to the point, Hughes is no longer a jockey. We could also consider Richard Hughes (horse trainer), perhaps. Or rename to include his middle initial, which is a way around the problem. Montanabw^(talk) 23:28, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

• Reply Well, we've discussed middle initials before... I've also seen (horse racing) used, as in Paul Nicholls (horse racing) although I don't much like that either as it doesn't properly describe the person. I'm also now thinking that maybe this is a touch early as both O'Brien and Hughes are still known primarily for their careers as jockeys rather than trainers - both have been champion jockeys but are only starting out as trainers. Am thinking I might withdraw both RMs. Bcp67 (talk) 20:20, 13 June 2016 (UTC)

• Might be wise. They could both still pull a Gary Stevens and go back to riding, too (Stevens also did a stint as a trainer and a whole bunch of other things in his 7-year layoff...). Montanabw^(talk) 03:18, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

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