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- ↑ Equibase statistics Retrieved September 26, 2018
- ↑ "Junior Alvarado". www.kentuckyderby.com. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
- ↑ NYRA bio Retrieved September 26, 2018
- ↑ NYRA bio Retrieved September 26, 2018
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