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Ways to improve Beau Zam
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Hi, thanks for your comments. Regarding notability, in the context of Australian horse racing I think a group 1 win suffices whereas Beau Zam had 5. Also notable that he was voted by industry experts to be the horse of the year for the 1988. Nevertheless I will add more references

Regards, ToddyOC

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 * Fixed, thanks ToddyOC (talk) 06:09, 28 May 2022 (UTC)

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 * Thanks Schwede66 ToddyOC (talk) 18:35, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

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 * Hi, no I didn't copy from the page Linda Jones (jockey) but I did use text which I had previously put in Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand. Thanks for the guidance I will have a read of the copying requirements ToddyOC (talk) 07:30, 27 November 2023 (UTC)

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