Talk:Waxy (horse)

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Good articleWaxy (horse) has been listed as one of the Sports and recreation good articles under the good article criteria. If you can improve it further, please do so. If it no longer meets these criteria, you can reassess it.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
February 10, 2012Good article nomineeListed
Did You Know
A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on January 28, 2012.
The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that when Waxy won the 1793 Derby Stakes, more than half of the competing racehorses were his siblings sired by Pot-8-Os?

GA Review[edit]

This review is transcluded from Talk:Waxy (horse)/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs) 12:33, 9 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Lead
  • "Waxy (1790–18 April 1818) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1793 Epsom Derby and was an influential sire in the early part of the nineteenth century."

Wouldn't that also include the late 18th century?

  • Included eighteenth century in lead
Background
  • Pot-8-Os. No need to link twice.
  • Delinked
Description
  • "Waxy was a "handsome, rich bay, with a white stocking on the off-hind [right] leg, good length, and especially beautiful quarters."" Can you say who quoted this?
  • Gohanna needs to be wikilinked where it first appears and delinked further down
  • Fixed
1794
four-year-old season
  • Lewes doesn't need to be linked again
  • Fixed
1796
six-year-old season
  • Delink Salisbury, already linked.
  • Fixed
Stud career
  • Delink Lewes and Newmarket
  • Fixed
Fillies
  • "Corinne was foaled in 1815 out of the Oaks winner Briseis. She won the Oaks and 1,000 Guineas but was an unsuccessful broodmare" When did she win the Oaks and 1,000 Guineas?
  • Specified 1818.


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Looks to have the requirements for a Good Article in my opinion. It could do with a bit more meat in places but looks sound I think.♦ Dr. Blofeld 15:50, 10 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]