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- ↑ Horace A. Laffaye, Polo in the United States: A History, Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co., 2011, p. 312
- ↑ Nadia Sorocka, Grand Champions Polo Club announces fall season schedule, Sun-Sentinel , July 10, 2013
- ↑ Press Release, Grand Champions Polo Club 2013 Fall Season Countdown Begins, The Chronicle of the Horse , September 13, 2013
- ↑ Gay Polo League to make Wellington debut at tournament, Sun-Sentinel, March 31, 2010
- ↑ Grand Champions Polo Club plays host to Mexico and the 20 goal North America Cup, Polo Times , December 2, 2014
