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- ↑ "Perfect Sting". Equibase Co LLC. 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ↑ "Hall of Champions - Perfect Sting". Breeders' Cup Limited. 2000-11-04. Retrieved 2018-10-26.
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