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

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

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]