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- ↑ "Meet the jockeys of the 2020 Belmont Stakes". NBC Sports . America's Best Racing. June 19, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
- ↑ Young, Ryan. "Tiz The Law surges ahead to win the Belmont Stakes". Yahoo Sports . Retrieved June 20, 2020.
