Fans at Hiawatha Horse Park on Thursday evening witnessed a racing rarity as a result of back-to-back dead-heats for win.

The photo finish camera went to work in Race 3 when S J Mckillop Lass (Jason Gale) and L M Santana (Gene Piroski) came charging to the finish line together in a time of 1:55.4.

After deliberation, the ORC Judges could not separate the mares and declared a dead-heat for win.

In the very next race, Kaleidescope (Andy Moore) and Mightymachthree (Chris Johnston) put on a thrilling stretch battle which resulted in the photo-finish camera being put to work for the second consecutive race.

After close examination, the ORC Judges ruled that there was nothing separating the mares at the stripe.

To view Thursday's results, click here