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- 1 2 The History of Thoroughbred Racing in America" by William H. P. Robertson (1964)
- ↑ Simon, Mary (2003). Racing Through the Century: The Story of Thoroughbred Racing in America. BowTie Press. ISBN 1-889540-92-7.
- ↑ http://www.equibase.com/profiles/Results.cfm?type=Horse&refno=465765®istry=T [ bare URL ]