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- ↑ Blessbull Career Stats Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine , Thoroughbred Database, retrieved on April 20, 2010.
- ↑ "Racing - Boston". Reno Gazette-Journal, page 22. 1954-05-31. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
- ↑ "Blessbull Takes Hialeah Inaugural in Track Record Time". New York Times, page 33. 1955-01-18. Archived from the original on 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ↑ "Thomas H. Burns". New York Times, Section Sports, page 205. 1956-10-26. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ Blessbull Ties Belmont Mile Record in Feature, The New York Times, September 7, 1956, pg. 20.
- ↑ "Blessbull Equals Three Track Records". New York Daily News. 1956-09-07. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ↑ New York Racing Association, Queens County Handicap Records Archived 2010-04-09 at the Wayback Machine , www.NYRA.com, retrieved on April 20, 2010.
- ↑ Blessbull Clips Jamaica Record, The New York Times, October 21, 1956, pg. 205.