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- ↑ "Santa Anita Handicap". Los Angeles Times. 1988-03-04. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
- ↑ "Ellsworth and Tenney: 50 Years of Memories". Los Angeles Times. 1988-05-09. Retrieved 2018-11-24.
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