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- ↑ "Belmont Stakes set for today". Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas Times Newspaper Archives, page 9. 1942-06-27. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
- ↑ "Thumbnail Sketches of Derby Trainers". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1943-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ↑ "Page 1 Kentucky Derby". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1943-05-10. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ↑ "Count Fleet Wins Preakness". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1943-05-10. Retrieved 2019-05-03.
- ↑ "Danzig Connection Wins The Belmont For Stephens". New York Times. 1986-06-08. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
- ↑ "John Murrell: Slaughter is a 'weakness' in racing". Off Track Thoroughbreds. 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2019-05-25.