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- ↑ "Grand National Women". Grand-national-guide.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ White, J. (2009). Horse racing miscellany. London: Carlton Publishing Group.
- ↑ "Velká pardubická 1977 - results".
- ↑ "Grand National: top female jockeys". Telegraph. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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