Template:Did you know nominations/Black Tarquin

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The result was: promoted by PumpkinSky talk 21:59, 11 September 2012 (UTC)

Black Tarquin

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• ... that the American colt Black Tarquin won the British Classic St. Leger Stakes in 1948, and was later rated as the best British-trained racehorse of his generation?

• ALT1:... that when the American colt Black Tarquin won the 1948 St. Leger Stakes, earning £15,269, it was the largest prize ever awarded in British horse-racing?
• Comment: Not a self-nom. --PFHLai (talk) 21:07, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Created/expanded by Tigerboy1966 (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 21:07, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

• Article checks out for DYK. Only comment is that the published works in the citations could do with being in italics (i.e. Sunday Times vs Sunday Times) - however that's no reason to keep it off DYK, so its all good to go. Miyagawa (talk) 19:40, 11 September 2012 (UTC)