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- ↑ Daily Racing Form October 8, 1926 article titled "Pompoon to be Pointed for Rich New England Futurity on Oct. 28" Retrieved August 8, 2018
- ↑ Daily Racing Form October 29, 1936 article titled "Chicago's Reaping Reward Defeats Pompoon" Retrieved August 8, 2018
- ↑ Somerset (Pennsylvania) Daily American Newspaper Archives October 20, 1937 - Page 2 article titled "Governor’s Martial Law Stops Running Of Annual Futurity Stake" Retrieved August 8, 2018
- ↑ Challedon at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Retrieved August 8, 2018
- ↑ Daily Racing Form October 27, 1938 article subtitled "Some of the Best Youngsters in the Country to Face the Barrier for Race" Retrieved August 7, 2018
- ↑ Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) October 29, 1939 page 56 article titled "Straight Lead Takes $52,310 Futurity" Retrieved August 7, 2018
- ↑ Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky) October 5, 1940 page 17 Retrieved August 7, 2018