22 September 2011

Triple dead heat


A 1946 photo by Athol Smith, apparently taken in Austalia.  An interesting sports rarity (although I do see other examples documented at Google Images).

Addendum:  James of Bayswater identifies the event:
It was the 1956 Hotham Handicap run at Flemington - one of the principal lead up races to the Melbourne Cup and one only two triple dead heats recorded in Australia.
Source unknown; found at First Time User.

3 comments:

  1. DubyaDSeptember 22, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    #3 won.

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  2. James of BayswaterNovember 5, 2011 at 10:49 AM

    Nice blog. Small error.
    It was the 1956 Hotham Handicap run at Flemington - one of the principal lead up races to the Melbourne Cup and one only two triple dead heats recorded in Australia.

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  3. MinnesotastanNovember 6, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    Addendum added. Thanks, James.

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