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- ↑ "Mata Hari wins Latonia Feature". Vancouver Sun. October 23, 1933. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ↑ "MATA HARI SCORES IN $16,230 CLASSIC". New York Times. 1933-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ↑ "eclipsewinners" (PDF). bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ↑ "Mata Hari Sets Record to Win Illinois Derby". Chicago Tribune. 1934-05-24. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
- ↑ "Mata Hari scores in Illinois Oaks". New York Times. 1934-06-24. Retrieved 2012-12-29.