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- ↑ "One Horse Killed and Eight Knocked Out by Lightning Bolt as Saratoga Opens". New York Times, page 16. 1937-07-27. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
- ↑ "Busting the Record". New York Daily News, page 34. 1938-07-26. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ "Arise Beats Favored Guillotine by 2 Lengths in American Legion Handicap". New York Times, Section Sports, page 24. 1950-08-12. Retrieved 2020-04-09.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ "Arise, Hall of Fame Inductee 1983". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. 1983-01-01. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ↑ "Reneged Scores by Five Lengths in American Legion Handicap at Saratoga". New York Times, page 18. 1958-08-09. Retrieved 2020-04-09.