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- ↑ "Sword Dancer unanimous choice". Montreal Gazette. November 29, 1959. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
- Silver Spoon’s pedigree, stats, and photo
- Silver Spoon at the Hall of Fame
- "The History of Thoroughbred Racing in America," by William H.P. Robertson, Bonanza Books, New York