Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thad Ackel


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The result was   keep. Wizardman 12:48, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Thad Ackel

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Some racehorses are notable. Does training a racehorse also meet the notability criteria? I found his name in a handful of articles about the horse in question, but am not sure that he meets WP:BIO. This article is an apparent autobiography; prod removed by creator/subject without comment or improvement. FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 15:38, 16 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep. Article definitely needs some basic clean up work, but being the trainer of a Grade I winning racehorse makes you notable...especially when one of the Grade I's was in the Breeders' Cup. Here's 79 google news hits as well. --SmashvilleBONK! 21:17, 18 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep Needs a wash-and-brush-up but yes, training racehorses is indeed an occupation worthy of notability - a pedigree foal wouldn't necessarily mature into seaside donkey material without one but the ability of the trainer is probably the crucial human factor in its ultimate success - and the subject here has had some noteworthy achievements. Plutonium27 (talk) 11:08, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Comment. There's also a Horse Trainer category with about 2-300 articles attached to it. In the past, we've generally considered a Grade One winning horse to be automatically notable. Since the BC Turf is the most important turf race in North America and winning a grade one should mean definite notability, winning the BC Turf should be the utmost notability. --SmashvilleBONK! 13:34, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Keep A successful trainer whose sudden departure from the field only makes him that much more interesting. This is an article that needs to be expanded, not deleted. Alansohn (talk) 21:13, 21 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Strong Keep Needs a bit of lengthening, and as Plutonium said, a good wash and brush up, but is well within notability criteria. Thad Ackel was a well known trainer.  Thor Malmjursson (talk) 03:40, 22 August 2008 (UTC)


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