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- ↑ "Pomayya Captures $12,575 Black Helen Handicap at Hialeah Park". The New York Times, Section Sports, page 20. 1942-03-03. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ↑ "Shotsilk Races Dead Heat With Rampart In Black Helen Handicap". The New York Times, Section Sports, page 31. 1948-03-03. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
- ↑ "Oddity at Hialeah". Daily Racing Form. 1958-05-14. Retrieved 2019-09-01– via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ↑ "7-To-10 Favorite Close To Record". The New York Times, Section Sports, page 31. 1950-03-03. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ↑ "Cordero Sets A Track Record By Riding Six Winners At Hialeah". The New York Times . 1968-02-29. p. 43. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ↑ "Results – Saturday, Hialeah-at-Gulfstream" (PDF). Thoroughbred Daily News, page 2. 2000-04-23. Retrieved 2019-08-31.
- ↑ "Perfect Sting Wins Black Helen Handicap". Associated Press Archive. 2001-04-15. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
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