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- ↑ "Past Winners - 1971 to 1980 Melbourne Cup Winners - Races.com.au". www.races.com.au. 22 September 2009.
- ↑ https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/image-gallery/2d3ed522011c7441c02d4a5375cb339b
- ↑ "Bart Cummings – Twelve Melbourne Cups. Thirteen Australian Cups". www.vrc.com.au.
- 1 2 "Think Big racehorse Melbourne Cup winner 1974 - 75". www.racerate.com.
- ↑ "Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Harry White dies, aged 78". racenet.com.au. 22 October 2022.
- ↑ "Four-time Melbourne Cup winning jockey Harry White passes away aged 78 > Australia and International Horse Racing news updated daily". www.thoroughbrednews.com.au.
- ↑ Cummings, J.B. (2009). Bart: My life. Pan Macmillan, Australia. ISBN 9781405040150