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- 1 2 "Poule d'Essai des Poulains". France-galop.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Prix de Diane". France-galop.com. 1976-06-04. Archived from the original on 2015-05-28. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Prix Royal-Oak". France-galop.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
- ↑ "Grand Prix de Paris". France-galop.com. 1939-06-26. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-08-21.