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Spokane was bred at the Meadows stables in Carlinville Illinois by the Rowetts. His mother was sold to Noah Armstrong when she was carring the foal, later to be born in Montana. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.70.2.81 ( talk) 02:30, 14 October 2009 (UTC) reply

This isn't true, he was bred in Montana. AfleetAlexsBalance ( talk) 04:19, 10 June 2023 (UTC) reply

Research and image links:

• http://www.glendalemontana.com/#!spokane-in-frame./zoom/cu1v/imageam8
• https://books.google.com/books?id=nxW7OBJqBh4C&pg=PA20&dq=Proctor+Knott+horse&hl=en&sa=X&ei=34LKVLePEI7XoASO8oGIBQ&ved=0CEoQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&q=Proctor%20Knott%20horse&f=false
• http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t2n595r85;view=1up;seq=50
• http://www.drf.com/news/spokane-kentucky-derby-winner-1889-part-montana-folklore
• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=65043887
• http://www.kentuckyderby.com/sites/kentuckyderby.com/files/charts/1889.pdf
• http://www.glendalemontana.com/#!spokane-/cny4
• http://www.glendalemontana.com/#!noah-armstrong/zoom/cu1v/imageeom
• http://montanamagazine.com/kentucky-derby-winner-upstages-statehood-announcement/
• https://mhs.mt.gov/Portals/11/shpo/docs/DoncasterRoundBarn.pdf
• https://books.google.com/books?id=aDA_AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA67&dq=spokane+%22hyder+ali%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=WcLKVIa_KLDgsASJ_oCgBg&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=spokane%20%22hyder%20ali%22&f=false (Had PD image)
• http://www.madisoniannews.com/round-barn-holds-history-behind-its-doors-a-look-inside-the-historic-structure-and-its-rich-past/
• https://books.google.com/books?id=flMCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA288&dq=Proctor+Knott+horse&hl=en&sa=X&ei=34LKVLePEI7XoASO8oGIBQ&ved=0CEQQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Proctor%20Knott%20horse&f=false
• https://books.google.com/books?id=uZ2DAxACpdoC&pg=PA7&dq=Spokane+Kentucky+Derby&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hYLKVLmUFoa2ogSv9IE4&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Spokane%20Kentucky%20Derby&f=false
• https://books.google.com/books?id=iTJiAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA38&dq=Spokane+Kentucky+Derby&hl=en&sa=X&ei=hYLKVLmUFoa2ogSv9IE4&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Spokane%20Kentucky%20Derby&f=false
• https://books.google.com/books?id=0kk2AQAAMAAJ&pg=RA3-PA75&dq=Proctor+Knott+horse&hl=en&sa=X&ei=34LKVLePEI7XoASO8oGIBQ&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=Spokane&f=false
• http://www.pinterest.com/source/glendalemontana.com/
• http://mtstandard.com/news/local/round-red-barn-dates-to-s/article_9e1182ae-3f34-11e1-afb9-0019bb2963f4.html
• http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433066617378;view=1up;seq=112 (Horse show program)
• http://www.rubyvalley.com/news/round-barn.html

Went on a tear here and found some newspaper archives and wanted to add to his page. Been going down a few wormholes. AfleetAlexsBalance ( talk) 16:20, 10 June 2023 (UTC) reply