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- 1 2 "Forester Horse Pedigree". Thoroughbred Database. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ "1882 Belmont Chart" (PDF). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ↑ Sowers, Richard (25 February 2014). The Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes A Comprehensive History. McFarland Incorporated. p. 28. ISBN 9780786476985 . Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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