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- 1 2 3 4 "Biography: Pantaloon". www.bloodlines.net.
- 1 2 3 "Portrait: Pantaloon". www.tbheritage.com.
- ↑ "Byerley Turk Line". www.tbheritage.com.
- ↑ "Buzzard Sire Line". www.bloodlines.net.
- 1 2 3 Studbook: Early T
- ↑ Portrait: Traducer
- ↑ Image: Moifaa
- ↑ Portrait: Sir Modred
- ↑ American Classic Pedigree: Sir Modred
- ↑ Elias J "Lucky" Baldwin
- ↑ Studbook: Early W
- ↑ Portrait: Thormanby
- ↑ Biography: Thormanby
- ↑ Papers Past: Thormanby
- ↑ Biography: Atlantic
- ↑ Portrait: Le Sancy
- ↑ Biography: Le Sancy