About Turfdex

How we verify our data

Turfdex is a wiki built on public data. Every fact we publish comes from citable, verifiable sources — this page explains the process and where we are today.

Work in progress. This section is active while we mature our editorial flow. If you find a doubtful fact, let us know from the contact page.

Principles

We don't publish anything we can't back with a verifiable source.
When sources differ, the difference is documented — we don't silently pick one.
The original-language document prevails over secondary translations.
Manually loaded data is audited with timestamp + author in the history log.

Per-entry process

Each profile, ideally, goes through these five stages before being published:

Entity identification — unique slug + canonical name from the most official available source.
Primary source collection — Stud Book, Jockey Club, archives, specialized press.
Content load in /admin as a draft — citations, dates, relations (sire/dam/stud), record.
Cross-checking with secondary sources to spot contradictions — Wikipedia, Pedigreequery, community.
Publish + open to community contributions for ongoing correction.

Sources we use

For each jurisdiction we consult the country's official source. Secondary references and community contributions complement them — always with the citation visible on the profile.

Argentina: Argentine Stud Book and Jockey Club Argentino. Specialised racing press (digital and historical archive).
United States: The Jockey Club (American Stud Book) and Equibase for official results and statistics.
Japan: JBIS-Search (Japan Bloodstock Information System) and the Japan Racing Association (JRA).
Europe: Weatherbys General Stud Book (UK and Ireland), France Galop, and the relevant national stud books.

As secondary sources or starting hints: Pedigreequery when there's a match, Wikipedia never as a final source, and material contributed by the community.

When something is wrong

Pre-launch, profiles have expected gaps — missing data, approximate dates, sources still to be incorporated.

If you find a concrete error (wrong date, incomplete record, wrong attribution), let us know from the contact page and we'll correct it with a citation.