[Ads-l] Antedating of "Trifecta"

[Shapiro, Fred]

trifecta (OED 1974)

1971 Detroit Free Press 15 July I-D/2 (Newspapers.com)  The Tri-fecta, known in Europe as the tierce and at New York tracks as the triple, is a new form of wagering here in which betters [sic] will try to select the 1-2-3 finishers in a designated race.

Fred Shapiro

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