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- ↑ "Chop Chop Captures Empire City Handicap". Evening Independent, page 11. 1943-07-05. Retrieved 2020-04-24.
- ↑ "Chop Chop". Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame. 1977-12-04. Retrieved 2020-09-10.