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- ↑ "Annual Leading Trainers - Money Won" (PDF). kentuckyderby.com. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
- ↑ The Bloodhorse.com Champion's history charts Archived September 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Daily Racing Form May 11, 1926 article titled "Display Captures Rich Preakness Stakes" Retrieved July 16, 2018
- ↑ "Crusader is Beaten". New York Times, Section 10 Sports, page 1. 1926-11-14. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ↑ "Harlan Funeral Set". Portsmouth Times (Ohio). 1948-01-02. Retrieved 2020-04-01.