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- ↑ "Haggin Yearlings Sell Well". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1896-05-26. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ "Leading Sires of America". www.tbheritage.com. Thoroughbred Heritage. 2016-07-03. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
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- ↑ "Frank McCabe". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
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- ↑ "The Coney Island Races". New York Times, page 3. 1890-06-29. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
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