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Two horses tied for first and two others tied for third in a rare double dead heat to open the racing day Friday at Colonial Downs. Since 1990, this outcome has happened just 15 times in more than 2 million races across North America.

Two horses tied for first and two others tied for third in a rare double dead heat to open the racing day Friday at Colonial Downs. Since 1990, this outcome has happened just 15 times in more than 2 million races across North America.

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Colonial Downs sees rare double dead heat in opening race

One of horse racing’s rarest outcomes took place Friday at Colonial Downs Racetrack when the day’s opening race ended in a “double dead heat” — a tie for first place and a tie for third.