Talk:Popular Alm

Infobox
That infobox should be removed or changed as Poppy wasn't a thoroughbred, i dont know if they exist for harness racing or one needs to be developed but this one shouldn't stay.Kearney6 14:11, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

I've replaced with a different infobox. You're correct in suggesting that no harness racing infobox exists and one needs to be developed. I wouldn't mind some suggestions on it's appearance, but I would imagine the content of the infobox would be similar (but not the same) as the thoroughbred infobox. Articles on harness racing are a little limited so I intend to add to the content and may also add to some of the less well developed thoroughbred articles. This is my first editing experience so hopefully I won't make too many mistakes.--Andrew Chapman 1975 14:17, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Yeah I don't know too much about this either. I reckon we should be looking at things like:
 * Foaling Date
 * Sex
 * Sire
 * Dam
 * Broodmare Sire
 * Colour
 * Country of Birth
 * Breeder
 * Trainer
 * Driver
 * Prizemoney
 * Starts
 * Wins
 * Seconds
 * Thirds
 * Fastest Winning Mile Rate
 * At 2
 * At 3
 * Major Wins
 * Honours & Awards

I guess Major Wins would be group races, or maybe only group ones. I'm not sure all this is needed, most of it is what is available on the australian harness racing website. Kearney6 05:53, 2 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks. The info on the Australian harness website is incomplete or non-existent for horses racing before about 1980 so cannot be sourced from there for less recent horses. Trainer and Driver can be straightforward for some horses but not others. For example I am currently updating Pure Steel who had 6 trainers. Not sure how to define what is a 'major win' - group racing only began in Australia in the 1980s. I have added breeder, broodmare sire and colour to Poppy and Pure Steel and have also added the year of their first and last race.--Andrew Chapman 1975 08:21, 2 September 2006 (UTC)