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- ↑ "Chanteur II Runs Again at Hurst Park". Glasgow Herald . 26 May 1947. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ↑ "1994 White Rose Handicap". Racing Post. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
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- galopp-sieger.de – White Rose Stakes.
- pedigreequery.com – White Rose Stakes – Ascot.