DEAD HEAT
When there is a photo finish and the judge still cannot determine the winner this is said to be a dead heat. Frequently before the days of photo finish, there would be mayhem when a dead heat was declared by a judge but everyone else could see there was an outright winner.
Often it would be the angle of the finishing line that gave an impression of an outright winner, meaning the mayhem was not justified. However oftentimes it would be the judge who had got it wrong and the chaos was entirely justified.
Punters, trainers, owners would all be outraged by the judges poor decision and eyesight (or lack of it); obviously where there is a dead heat the prize money about a horse is substantially reduced.
The first record of a decision being determined by a dead heat was at Doncaster in October, 1947, between the horses Phantom Bridge and Resistance. More dead heats occur in Sprint Handicaps than in any other race, this is as one would expect, i.e. short unpredictable races with weights set to reduce advantage. These races often have blanket finishes
DISTANCE
This is generally recognized as being a point 240yds from the winning...
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