Double Dead Heats At Monticello

Published: December 23, 2020 09:49 am EST

A harness racing rarity occurred Tuesday afternoon (Dec. 22) at Monticello Raceway when, not one but two dead heats happened on the same card.

The first dead heat was in Race 6, where Blue Line and Rockin In The Hills tripped the timer in tandem in 1:58.3. Chip For Real and See You Friday duplicated the feat five races later as they crossed the wire in unison in 1:58.4.

Also on the card James Taggart Jr. drove four winners, Greg Merton had three winners, James Devaux Michael Merton and Bruce Aldrich Jr each had two winners on the afternoon, both of Aldrich’s win came in each dead heat race. Trainer Dan Gill had two winners from his barn, Gill is currently in fourth place for leading trainers with 34 wins this season.

(Monticello Raceway)

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