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- ↑ "Pierce riding". Spokane Daily Chronicle . February 17, 1981. Archived from the original on April 7, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
- ↑ Larry Pierce at the Washington Racing Hall of Fame Archived 2010-09-18 at the Wayback Machine