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- ↑ "Trainers". National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
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- ↑ "History of the Kentucky Derby, 1875-1921". John L. O'Connor (online 2010: Tufts University Libraries). 1921-04-01. Retrieved 2021-06-07.
- ↑ "Brooklyn Form Chart". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1899-05-31. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
- ↑ Liebman, Bennett (April 24, 2008). "The Rail: The Race for the Triple Crown - Origins of Triple Crown". The New York Times . New York, NY. Retrieved May 9, 2009.