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- ↑ ""Saturday's Results." Times [London, England] 20 Feb. 1950". The Times Digital Archive.
- ↑ "The family legacy spanning right back to when it all began". Racing Post .
- ↑ "Remember When - April 1952". Greyhound Star.
- ↑ "Remember When April 1956". Greyhound Star.
- ↑ "Remember When March 1973". Greyhound Star.
- ↑ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook. Ringpress Books. p. 17. ISBN 186054-010-4.
- ↑ "Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
- ↑ "2017 Result". Greyhound Board of Great Britain.