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- ↑ "Horse Profile". Equibase. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ↑ "AQHA Racing Champions". American Quarter Horse Association. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
- ↑ J. Warren Evans (2000). Horses, 3rd Edition: A Guide to Selection, Care, and Enjoyment. Owl Books (NY). p. 790. ISBN 9780805072518.
- 1 2 "Three Oh's —Texas Horse Racing Hall of Fame". Texas Horse Racing Museum and Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 29, 2016.