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- ↑ "My Dear". Pedigree Online. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "My Dear Breaks Small Bone In Leg; May Never Race Again". New York Times. 10 November 1923. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "My Dear's Racing Days Are Over". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. 10 November 1293. Retrieved 24 August 2016.