Sports Fact and Book Rec of the Day 10/22/2007

10/22/1955:
The eighth race at Agua Caliente near Tijuana, Mexico, ends in a rare triple dead heat after Stormsorno, Beaufair and Chance Speed gallop the last furlong almost as a single entity. The lucky backers of all three horses cash winning pari-mutuel tickets following the first triple dead heat in the track's 26-year history.

Birthdays:
Jimmie Foxx b. 1907
Pete Pihos b. 1923
Slater Martin b. 1925
Butch Goringn b. 1949
Ichiro b. 1973

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