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References
- ↑ North American International Cataloguing Standards Committee – Black Type Requirements, non-Listed Stake Status
- ↑ Darley America article sub-titled "Son of Hard Spun sets new track record for two-mile turf contest" Retrieved June 23, 2018
- ↑ Gulfstream Park Media Guide, H. Allen Jerkens Stakes history Retrieved June 23, 2018