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- ↑ "Miss Cavandish Captures 56G Ala. by 2 Lengths". New York Daily News. 1964-08-16. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ↑ "The Race Track". The New Yorker. 1964-06-20. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ↑ "Miss Cavandish Victor In Jersey". New York Times. 1964-07-12. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ↑ "Miss Cavandish Wins In Delaware". New York Times. 1964-07-26. Retrieved 2018-12-20.
- ↑ Edward L. Bowen (2004-11-25). Legacies of the Turf: A Century of Great Thoroughbred Breeders, Volume 2. Eclipse Press. p. 43. ISBN 158150117X.