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- ↑ Drape, Joe (2002-05-08). "HORSE RACING – Triple Crown Legend Is Gone – Seattle Slew Dies in Sleep at 28". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ↑ "1977". Kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved 2016-05-30.
- ↑ "Seattle Slew wins the Kentucky Derby, 1977" . Retrieved 2020-01-28.
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