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- ↑ "Handcuff Victor in Delaware Oaks". The New York Times . 1938-07-05. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ↑ "Tangled Front-Running Winner Of Top Flight". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1941-06-07. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
- ↑ "Tangled Wins Delaware Oaks In Record Time". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1941-06-13. Retrieved 2020-12-01.