Talk:Bloomsbury (horse)

A fact from Bloomsbury (horse) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 February 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

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

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Age old problem[edit]

The Farmer's Magazine article stops about an inch short of libel. It doesn't take too much reading between the lines to be aware of the subtext. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 00:38, 18 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies[edit]

I'm pretty well-versed in this area, but I found the controversies surrounding this horse to be confusing. So did the people at the time. I have tried to explain the issues clearly and will have another look after Black Wednesday. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 01:02, 18 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]