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- 1 2 3 Museum of Polo and Hall of Fame, Fred W. Dailey's biography
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Erika Engle, Dailey Dynasty: The Dailey family has been long involved in two ventures: Hotels and polo, Hawaii Star Tribune, April 14, 2002
- ↑ Oscar A. Hernandez, Polo player bounces back from spill to excel on field, The Honolulu Advertiser , July 28, 2006
- ↑ Hawaii Polo Club, Contact Us