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- ↑ The Sporting Art Auction at Keeneland, November 18, 2015 page 54 portrait "HaroldThurber Aboard Nimba" Retrieved October 1, 2018
- ↑ "Peanuts Wins, Sets New World's Mark". New York Times. 1926-09-19. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ↑ Daily Racing Form April 14, 1924 article titled "Thurber At Belmont" Retrieved October 3, 2018
- ↑ Daily Racing Form April 7, 1928 article titled "Thurber to Ride Lawley" Retrieved October 3, 2018
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