Alpha and long-shot Golden Ticket have finished in a historic dead heat in the $1 million Travers Stakes on Saturday at Saratoga.
It appeared as if 33-1 chance Golden Ticket would pull off a huge upset in the field of 11 three-year-olds.
But 2-1 favourite Alpha closed strongly in the final bounds and the two hit the finish line in tandem.
The photo finish sign flashed on the tote board, and a few minutes later, the crowd roared when the dead heat sign made it official.
It was the first dead heat in the 143 runnings of the Travers and a rare finish for any Group One race.
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