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- ↑ "Lexington Form Chart". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1919-05-02. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ↑ "Exterminator". Racingmuseum.org. 1957-01-01. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
- ↑ "Colonel Vennie A Victor: Takes The Ben Ali Handicap At Lexington In A Strenuous Finish". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1917-05-02. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ↑ "Tannery Annexes Ben Ali Handicap". The New York Times . 1932-04-17. p. Section Sports, page 6. Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ↑ "Ben Ali Handicap is Won by Tannery". The New York Times. 1931-04-19. p. Section Sports, page 147. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ↑ "Tim Talbott, "Keeneland," ExploreKYHistory". Kentucky Historical Society. 2019-12-18. Retrieved 2019-12-18.