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- ↑ Florida Sun-Sentinel , 21 April 2009, Victor Vargas is multimillionaire owner of tragedy-stricken polo team
- ↑ Palm Beach Post , 20 April 2009, Business leader cries as horses die in his arms
- ↑ Davis, Gareth (1 September 2015). "Sotogrande Polo 2015: Adolfo Cambiaso and Dubai thrill in European season finale against Lechuza Caracas". The Telegraph. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ↑ Horse & Hound , 29 April 2009, Selenium named as likely cause of Lechuza polo pony deaths Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ The Times , 25 April 2009, US Open polo pony deaths are blamed on drug blunder [ dead link ]
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