Talk:Archduke (horse)

A fact from Archduke (horse) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 February 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the racehorse Sir Peter Teazle was the first winner of the Derby Stakes to sire another winning colt of the race, siring Sir Harry, Archduke, Ditto and Paris?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2012/February. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Paris (horse), Ditto (horse), Archduke (horse) & Sir Harry.

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1799 Derby

It would be interesting to discover a description of the race. A hot favourite being beaten by his unfancied stablemate tends to provoke some comment. Maybe it was an "Azor" type race, with a pacemaker slipping the field. Tigerboy1966 22:26, 2 February 2012 (UTC)