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- ↑ "Julie Miller profile at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment". Archived from the original on 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
- 1 2 The Miller Family to likely celebrate the Snow Angel Final
- ↑ HHYF adds Morone, Julie Miller
- ↑ Dan Patch award winner headlines Invitational
- ↑ Burke & Julie Miller hit with drug violations
- ↑ Jeff Gural issues statement on glaucine positives Archived 2016-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ One-On-One with trainer Julie Miller
- ↑ "Andy Miller Profile". Archived from the original on 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2016-06-22.
- ↑ Awards dinner a big hit in New Jersey
- ↑ Harness-Racing Trainer Julia Miller