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- ↑ Thoroughbred Champions: Top 100 Racehorses of the 20th Century. Blood Horse Publications. 2000-10-25. ISBN 9781581500240. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
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- ↑ "Coney Island Races". Madison Herald from Madison, Indiana. 1885-06-17. Retrieved 2018-11-10.