Template:Did you know nominations/Rock Sand

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The result was: promoted by Miyagawa (talk) 22:19, 25 February 2012 (UTC)

Rock Sand

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• ... that Rock Sand (pictured) won the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, the Epsom Derby and the St. Leger Stakes to claim the English Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1903, and later became a stud in Kentucky, USA?
• ALT1... that in 1903, Rock Sand (pictured) became one of fifteen racehorses to have ever won the English Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing?

• Comment: Sorry, I'm nominating this 5x-expanded article one day late. May I invoke the Swahili rule, please? Thanks. --PFHLai (talk) 14:57, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Created/expanded by Tigerboy1966 (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 14:57, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

• The nominator has submitted more than 5 DYKs. They need to review an article before this goes further. --LauraHale (talk) 21:59, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

• The QPQ requirement is for self-noms, of which this isn't. Crisco 1492 (talk) 23:50, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
• This five-fold expansion is long enough and new enough. It is well sourced and either hook will do. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:18, 25 February 2012 (UTC)