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Exceller

Exceller (May 12, 1973 – April 7, 1997) was a racehorse, and widely considered one of the best horses to race in the United States without winning a year-end championship. Despite his exemplary achievements, and his unique accomplishment of being the only horse to ever defeat two U.S. Triple Crown winners in the same race (and only the second ever to do so in his career), Exceller is now remembered more for the tragic manner of his death and the horse rescue movement it helped inspire.

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Exceller (May 12, 1973 – April 7, 1997) was a racehorse, and widely considered one of the best horses to race in the United States without winning a year-end championship. Despite his exemplary achievements, and his unique accomplishment of being the only horse to ever defeat two U.S. Triple Crown winners in the same race (and only the second ever to do so in his career), Exceller is now remembered more for the tragic manner of his death and the horse rescue movement it helped inspire.

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  1. date of death: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of death is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369409302

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