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- ↑ "Out at the Horse Farm, a Homespun Steinbrenner". New York Times . April 17, 2005. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
- ↑ "Fiery George Steinbrenner was patient horse owner". FoxSports. July 14, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
- ↑ "Kinsman Stable". NTRA. April 20, 2008. Archived from the original on April 22, 2008. Retrieved February 29, 2008.