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- ↑ "Wilson Completes Her Chase for 1000 - Ontario Thoroughbred". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ↑ "Shergar Cup: Female jockeys claim landmark Ascot triumph". BBC. 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "Emma-Jayne Wilson to Receive 2018 Avelino Gomez Memorial Award". Horse-Canada. 28 May 2018.