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- ↑ "Countdown to the Kentucky Derby | Remembering 1941 winner Whirlaway". Courier-journal.com. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
- ↑ "1941". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
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