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- ↑ "One brother has won the Kentucky Derby. The other might match him". Lexington Herald-Leader. 2019-05-02. Retrieved 2019-05-04– via kentucky.com.
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- ↑ Gearty, Robert (24 February 2022). "Jason Servis' Trial Postponed to Early 2023". The Blood-Horse . Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ↑ Gearty, Robert (9 December 2022). "Servis Admits Guilt, Faces up to Four Years in Prison". The Blood-Horse . Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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