Talk:Joe Childs

A fact from Joe Childs appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 May 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Joe Childs rode Gainsborough to win the British Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1918, and donated his riding fees for the year to the British Army's cavalry?

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I tend to think that jockeys/owners/trainers who had success over a couple of decades qualify as mid importance. I think that the class would be a "B", but for the lede, which is a bit too short. Tigerboy1966 00:11, 11 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]