Talk:Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes

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Requested move 20 September 2016[edit]

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The result of the move request was: moved as proposed. SST flyer 01:06, 28 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation Stakes → Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes – The registered race name of this event has not been used since 1974. The current race name has been used since 2006 and it seems that the Melbourne Racing Club is quite content. References of race results since 2006 indicate that there is little evidence of the registered race name. The current article for Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes is a redirect to this article, a simple switch would suffice Brudder Andrusha (talk) 20:41, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support. In general I support use of registered race name to avoid frequent changes of article titles, but this applies more where the race is run under a sponsored name. This case looks different, the name in current use is not a sponsored name and appears from the evidence to have essentially replaced the registered name. Switch the article and redirect around. --Bcp67 (talk) 19:49, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Bcp67: I have to agree with your comment in regards to trying to keep the registered name when possible since external sources in most cases refer to the name as such, especially from a breeding and stud POV, but in this case the registered name is not even used by the race club themselves and the original name is only referred to by historical coincidence. Brudder Andrusha (talk) 21:09, 21 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Support and if no one opposes, ping me, I have pagemover right and can do the move. (I probably shouldn't if it's a debate because now I'm involved) Montanabw^(talk) 22:48, 24 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't go to the admins straightaway for this because we have had discussions about racenames before and the way sponsors get involved in changing race names. Rather have confirmation from our group that there are cases when the registered name has become obsolete and only referred to in a historical context such as with this article. Brudder Andrusha (talk) 07:44, 25 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.