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- ↑ "DERBY DAY". The Argus (Melbourne) (15, 707). Victoria, Australia. 2 November 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 15 October 2020– via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Race Records Of Champion Racehorses". Racehorse TALK. SMF. 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
