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- ↑ "Belmont Stakes (scheduled starters) past performances". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1949-06-11. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ↑ "Ted Atkinson, 88; Jockey Won 3,795 Races, Was Elected to Hall of Fame". Los Angeles Times. 2005-05-06. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ↑ "Capot Wins Belmont Stakes Under Atkinsons Good Ride". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1949-06-13. Retrieved 2018-11-09.