I am Tigerboy1966 and that's all you get althoughmy username does rather spoil things by giving away my age and sex. One point I'd like to make is that although I made my first edit way back in 2007, I only started editing seriously in early 2011, and I tend to stick to creating content in a single specialised area, so I'm not as experienced as the stats make me look. By the way the reason that my WP signature is bright orange and black (apart from the tiger thing) is that I'm very short-sighted. It helps me to pick out my contributions to discussions without having to have my nose pressed up against the screen. I love shiny things and will be grateful for any barnstars, badges, awards etc. Passed 100k edits with a sandbox edit at 13.08 today. 10 March 2015. Passed 200k with edit to Asanoyama Hideki 21.23 28 October 2018.
What I'm Doing Here
I am writing articles on notable European thoroughbred racehorses. I also try to improve existing articles. European horses seemed to be poorly represented compared to their American counterparts.WP:AfD
High probability that non-Racing fans would look this up. Must have had a large impact outside of their main discipline, across several generations, and in the majority of the world. .
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For your continuing, well-written, and timely contributions to the Sumo presences on English wikipedia. Keep up the good work, please! FourTildes (talk) 03:20, 23 January 2017 (UTC)
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Just want to mention that I think you're doing a great job writing and improving articles on horses. Great job with the Storming Home article! Cind.amuse (Cindy) 17:50, 9 September 2011 (UTC)
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For Tigerboy1966 who has contributed a large body of work on Thoroughbreds without sacrificing quality.Cgoodwin (talk) 06:08, 13 October 2011 (UTC)
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Thanks for your recent contributions! 66.87.2.2 (talk) 00:46, 12 April 2012 (UTC)
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In recognition of all the work you’ve done lately! 66.87.0.87 (talk) 21:25, 1 April 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks for this article Victuallers (talk) 12:04, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
On 30 November 2011, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Grand Parade (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Grand Parade won the 1919 Epsom Derby despite 33 to 1 odds and a treacherous track? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Orlady (talk) 14:49, 29 November 2011 (UTC) 00:03, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
On 4 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Blair Athol (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Blair Athol won the 1864 Derby despite getting repeatedly kicked in the genitals by a lad paid by bookmakers to prevent him from competing, and later sired Silvio, who also won the Derby in 1877? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 4 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Silvio (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Blair Athol won the 1864 Derby despite getting repeatedly kicked in the genitals by a lad paid by bookmakers to prevent him from competing, and later sired Silvio, who also won the Derby in 1877? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 8 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Middleton (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a stable worker was bribed to allow Middleton to drink buckets of water, leaving the racehorse bloated, in a plan by bookmakers to prevent it from winning the 1825 Derby Stakes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Middleton (horse).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 24 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ellington (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that winning time of 3.04 by Ellington at the 1856 Derby Stakes was the slowest ever recorded, breaking the "record" of 3.02 set in 1852 by Daniel O'Rourke? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 24 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Daniel O'Rourke (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that winning time of 3.04 by Ellington at the 1856 Derby Stakes was the slowest ever recorded, breaking the "record" of 3.02 set in 1852 by Daniel O'Rourke? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 25 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Dangerous (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Dangerous(pictured), despite a career-ending injury sustained after winning the 1833 Derby Stakes, was able to walk over and claim two prizes unopposed before retiring later that year? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Dangerous (horse).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 27 January 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Phosphorus (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the race horse Phosphorus sprained a leg and was rejected by his jockey shortly before winning the 1837 Derby Stakes, during which he aggravated his injury and did not race again that year? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Phosphorus (horse).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 3 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Emilius (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Emilius(pictured) and his sons Priam and Plenipotentiary were all winners of the Derby Stakes when they were three years old? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 3 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Priam (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Emilius(pictured) and his sons Priam and Plenipotentiary were all winners of the Derby Stakes when they were three years old? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 3 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Plenipotentiary (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Emilius(pictured) and his sons Priam and Plenipotentiary were all winners of the Derby Stakes when they were three years old? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 4 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Mündig, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Mündig never competed on a racecourse prior to winning the 1835 Derby Stakes, and bookmakers were misled to lengthen his odds based on false information fed to them by his trainer? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Mündig.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 7 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Bloomsbury (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after the Thoroughbred racehorse Bloomsbury won the 1839 Derby Stakes, his identity was questioned and bookmakers refused to pay out on "winning" bets? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bloomsbury (horse).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 7 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Tyrant (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after his victory in 1802, Tyrant was described by a contemporary sports writer as "one of the worst horses that ever won a Derby"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Tyrant (horse).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 10 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rhadamanthus (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after Lord Grosvenor's Rhadamanthus and John Bull won the Derby Stakes in 1790 and 1792, only three horses showed up in 1794 to run against and lose to his Daedalus in the smallest field in Derby history? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 10 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John Bull (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after Lord Grosvenor's Rhadamanthus and John Bull won the Derby Stakes in 1790 and 1792, only three horses showed up in 1794 to run against and lose to his Daedalus in the smallest field in Derby history? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 10 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Daedalus (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that after Lord Grosvenor's Rhadamanthus and John Bull won the Derby Stakes in 1790 and 1792, only three horses showed up in 1794 to run against and lose to his Daedalus in the smallest field in Derby history? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 15 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Shadeed, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Shadeed, an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse with an Arabic name, set a course record at Ascot when he won the 1985 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Shadeed.You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 16 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wheel of Fortune (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a poll carried out by The Sporting Times ranked Wheel of Fortune and Achievement the fifth and sixth highest-rated fillies or mares amongst all British racehorses of the 19th century? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 16 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Achievement (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that a poll carried out by The Sporting Times ranked Wheel of Fortune and Achievement the fifth and sixth highest-rated fillies or mares amongst all British racehorses of the 19th century? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 7 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Eager (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the racehorse Eager was not given his name until the year after he won the 1791 Derby Stakes, whereas the 1797 Derby winner was never officially named? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 7 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Colt by Fidget, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the racehorse Eager was not given his name until the year after he won the 1791 Derby Stakes, whereas the 1797 Derby winner was never officially named? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 9 March 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Busted (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the racehorse Busted was voted as the British Horse of the Year in 1967, the same year one of his legs was busted during training, forcing him into retirement? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Busted (horse).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 22 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Serjeant (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1784, the racehorse Serjeant had to run half a mile more than the previous winner, Saltram, in order to win the Derby Stakes? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 22 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Saltram (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1784, the racehorse Serjeant had to run half a mile more than the previous winner, Saltram, in order to win the Derby Stakes? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 23 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Sir Harry, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... 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? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 12 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Phantom (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 12 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Cedric (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
On 11 February 2012, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Azor (horse), which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the racehorse Azor won the 1817 Derby Stakes after being entered in the race only to act as a pacemaker for a more highly regarded stable companion? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Azor (horse).You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
Hi, I'm not too worried about bullet points - add 'em if you can be bothered. I seem to have deleted some ref brackets by mistake in a couple of my edits, one was in Attraction (1000 Guineas winner). If you know how, would you mind putting them back please?
