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- ↑ NYRA Retrieved August 10, 2018
- ↑ National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
- ↑ "Grand Old Man of Racing Inducted Into Hall at 85". The New York Times. 1973-08-10. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ "Hollie Hughes". Racingmuseum.org. Retrieved 2016-11-05.
- ↑ NYRA Retrieved August 10, 2018
- ↑ The Schenectady, NY Daily Gazette - Saturday, June 23, 2012 article on Hollie Hughes Retrieved August 10, 2018
- ↑ National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
- ↑ May 2, 1998 New York Times article titled "Another Secretariat Not So Easy" Retrieved August 10, 2018
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 78594662