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- ↑ "Blossoms exceeds Osburg's best". tdnausnz.com.au. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ↑ "Dixie Blossoms wins the Coolmore Classic". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ↑ "Dixie Blossoms Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.