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- ↑ "Hamilton Derby to Chief Kee: Crowd of 10,000 Turf Devotees See Canadian-Owned Colt Win Chief Event of Hamilton Opening". Daily Racing Form. June 19, 1910. Retrieved March 23, 2020– via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ↑ "Penalties in the New York Bills". Daily Racing Form. January 18, 1908. Retrieved October 26, 2018– via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ↑ "Race Track Bill Defeated In Senate; Measure Modifying Directors' Liability for Gambling Fails of Passage". The New York Times. July 14, 1911. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ↑ "Hamilton Stalls In Great Demand". Daily Racing Form. June 7, 1911. Retrieved March 24, 2020– via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ↑ "Whist Is Derby Winner: Belmont Colt Leads Meridian And Governor Gray To Finish At Hamilton". Daily Racing Form. June 18, 1911. Retrieved March 25, 2020– via University of Kentucky Archives.
- ↑ "More Money for Hamilton Derby". Daily Racing Form. March 17, 1914. Retrieved March 24, 2020– via University of Kentucky Archives.