Talk:Paynter (horse)

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Date	Process	Result
August 13, 2013	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on June 30, 2013.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the race horse Paynter (pictured) survived a near-fatal case of colitis, laminitis and abdominal surgery, then won the first race of his 2013 comeback by 4+1⁄2 lengths?

Good article

What a great story - not one I'd read about before. Not sure about the phrase "tapped for" a race - would this mean anything to people who aren't familiar with US horse racing? It isn't one I have seen before. --Bcp67 (talk) 19:36, 25 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

General USA slang for "to be selected", (sometimes kids' teams are chosen by the captain tapping a selected player on the shoulder, at least that's one source for the phrase) but I'll look at that, thanks for pointing that out. Montanabw^(talk) 22:58, 25 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Notes

Article saying Paynter is being targeted for the Breeder's Cup Classic: http://www.paulickreport.com/news/thoroughbred-racing/paynter-makes-triumphant-return/ Montanabw^(talk) 00:50, 27 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Next race may be at Del Mar July 27: [1], San Diego Handicap

Pointed at the Pacific Classic Stakes.