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- ↑ "Champion Sprinters at the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America, Inc". Archived from the original on 2002-02-28. Retrieved 2010-06-23.
- ↑ "Eclipse Awards". NTRA. 2021-02-06. Retrieved 2021-02-06.