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- ↑ "Long Odd Horses Won". New York Times. 1901-11-01. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ↑ "Aqueduct Form Chart". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1902-10-31. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
- ↑ "New York Form Chart". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-10-04. Retrieved 2021-10-11.
- ↑ "Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1908-01-18. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
- ↑ "Keep Up Betting Ban". New York Times. 1908-09-01. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ↑ "Oral Betting Held Legal: Appellate Division of New York Supreme Court Renders Important Decision". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1913-02-22. Retrieved 2019-06-29.
- ↑ "Admiral Vee Defeats Third Brother in Belmont Feature". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1957-06-20. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ↑ "Red Smith Stakes". NYRA. 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-11-12.