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Ellington (horse), Daniel O'Rourke (horse)

 * ... that winning time of 3.04 by Ellington (pictured) at the 1856 Derby Stakes was the slowest ever recorded, breaking the "record" of 3.02 set in 1852 by Daniel O'Rourke?
 * Comment: Sorry, I'm a couple of days late. May i invoke the Swahili rule, please? --PFHLai (talk) 00:25, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Created/expanded by Tigerboy1966 (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 00:25, 17 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg Although nominated a bit late, I think these 2 articles meet the DYK requirements of length, newness, content and reliable sourcing. However, I can't find information on the times taken by these 2 horses in the Derby in the source supplied for the hook. This long source seems to be entirely about the 2008 Derby, or have I missed the appropriate sentence? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:39, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * it is there if you Control+F "Ellington", but it is a very long text so not ideal. I will try to find a more concise version and add. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 11:59, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * News source added to article.Tigerboy1966 (talk) 12:04, 21 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg That's better. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 13:49, 21 January 2012 (UTC)