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- ↑ "Suddenly, Bid Has Belmont Competition". The Washington Post. 1979-06-09. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ↑ The NYRA.com The Peter Pan Archived June 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Coastal Wins Belmont". New York Times, page 1. 1979-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-26.
- ↑ "Statistics – Dwyer Stakes". www.equibase.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
- ↑ "Haskell Invitational History" (PDF). www.monmouthpark.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2016.