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- ↑ "Oldest Derby Winner Is Dead". The New York Times . 2000-08-11. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ↑ "1976". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ↑ "Bold Forbes, 3‐1, Captures Kentucky Derby by a Length". The New York Times . Retrieved 2020-01-28.
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