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- ↑ "Desert Orchid career profile - Horse Racing News - Racing Post". Racingpost.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- ↑ "King George heroes". SkySports. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
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