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- ↑ "Corey Brown Horse Jockey Profile - Stats,News,Runners". www.racingandsports.com.au.
- ↑ "Corey Brown rides Shocking to win the 2009 Melbourne Cup". 2 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.news.com.au/sport/superracing/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-2017-final-finishing-order/news-story/ad8c76c0e8119812862eed5f9d36ae47 [ bare URL ]
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