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- May 3, 2006 ESPN article titled Anthony Black rides 5000th winner
- NTRA Thoroughbred Notebook on Tony Black's record nine consecutive race wins set in 1993
- ↑ Anastasia, Phil. "Haddon Twp. jockey closes in on 5,000th victory" Archived 2012-11-06 at the Wayback Machine , Courier-Post , April 22, 2006. Accessed March 24, 2011. "Black, 54, a longtime Haddon Township resident, is nearing his 5,000th career victory as a jockey."
- ↑ Gambardello, Joseph A. (March 19, 2013). "S. Jersey jockey Wins 5,200th race and retires". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved March 19, 2013.