Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sterling (horse) (2nd nomination)
As an actual racing horse, there does not appear to be much of a claim of notability.  And although  should be considered, I would say that a horse could be notable as a stud if the coverage exists to substantiate that versus inferring it from the results of the breeding.  Gvien that this horse predates the internet age by more than a century, it's fair to assume that sources available online will be rather rare.http://books.google.ca/books?id=LZwbAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA149&dq=%22Sterling%22+horse+oxford+whisper&hl=en&sa=X&ei=8PtiUbf2NKnW2wXPm4GABQ&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Sterling%22%20horse%20oxford%20whisper&f=false, and http://books.google.ca/books?id=cVUFAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA68&lpg=PA68&dq=%22Sterling%22+horse+oxford+whisper&source=bl&ots=-YktEDqW68&sig=rRiGX1jyhWDqrvRaBtPrkuPXzI4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KP1iUeqLN4Hg2gXproHoDw&ved=0CFoQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=%22Sterling%22%20horse%20oxford%20whisper&f=false provide coverage of Sterling's use for breeding.  I also note that the article hews very closely in structure to http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Sterling.html, and the author should be aware of potential issues of 
— User:Whpq, 17:31, 8 April 2013 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:NOTINHERITED||WP:PLAGIARISM (Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions)