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last updated at 09:14 GMT, Friday, 21 January 2011  Dog race
ends in triple dead heat   Three-way dead heat at Romford dogs
Punters at Romford Greyhound Stadium witnessed an unusual
occurrence when three dogs finished a race in a triple dead
heat.  Killishan Masai, Ayamzagirl and Droopys Djokovic could
not be separated in a photo finish at the Essex venue.  The
result was made more amazing by the fact that it occurred after
a 925m race - the longest distance in the sport.  "No-one can
recall it happening before in greyhound racing," said Simon
Clare, spokesman for track owners Coral.  "The odds on it
happening are many millions to one. It would be like winning the
national lottery and then getting struck by lightning minutes
later.  "Immediately after the result was called, one of the
track bookmakers rang his father, who has been betting on
greyhound racing since the 1940s, and he said that he had never
seen a triple dead heat before in his li