Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Horses 9, 1 and 1 finish first on Sept. 11 ELMONT, N.Y., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The Belmont Park racetrack in New York state said the first three winners on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks bore the numbers 9, 1 and 1. Advertisement The Elmont track, which served as a staging area for workers and emergency vehicles in the days following the attacks, said horses bearing the numbers were the first three winners Sunday, the New York Post reported Tuesday. "The odds were probably about a million to one," said David Jacobson, the trainer at Drawing Away Stable, which owns the first two winners from Sunday. "It's unimaginable. We were amazed." The pick-three result paid $18.60 for a $2 bet, the racetrack said. Officials sticking with Stoner Avenue BEMIDJI, Minn., Sept. 13 (UPI) -- Officials in a Minnesota town have shelved plans to change the name of Stoner Avenue, despite having about 15 of the street's signs stolen each year. Advertisement The Bemidji City Council put plans to change the name of the street on hold after residents complained it would force them to update their driver's licenses and other documents, including bank records, Minnesota Public Radio reported. Council members said they will instead seek options for making the signs less prone to theft. City officials said about 10 of the signs currently need to be replaced. Theft of the signs has cost the city about $20,000 during the past decade, officials said. The avenue was named for 19th century area surveyor Marcus Stoner but in today's vernacular a "stoner" is someone who frequently smokes marijuana. Corpse Flower near blooming in Texas HOUSTON, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- The Houston Zoo announced its corpse flower, a large plant that gives off the stench of rotting meat, is expected to bloom in the coming days. The zoo said the Amorphophallus titanum plant, native to Western Sumatra, is expected to bloom and begin giving off the insect-attracting corpse odor by the weekend. The plant, dubbed Pewtunia by the zoo, is currently about 20 pounds and measures 2 feet, 6 inches tall. Officials said the flower could eventually grow to 8 feet. Pewtunia will be on display at the zoo's African Forest walk beginning Monday. Advertisement Pajamas protect crotch from sleep kickers TURRAMURRA, Australia, Sept. 13 (UPI) -- An Australian father said he created pajamas with groin protection for dads whose small children kick in their sleep. Hugh McGuinness, 45, of Turramurra said he submitted the protective PJs to an inventor's competition that could see them wind up for sale on oo.com.au, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. "My son Cameron, who is now 4, used to sleep in the bed with us. Basically, I thought it would be a good idea to have crotch protection in case he kicks in his sleep," McGuiness said. "When I have mentioned it to other fathers, you could see the pain in their eyes. It can be funny, but it is painful when it happens," he said. McGuinness said he is considering creating a similar product for fathers who use a papoose to carry their babies. "In that case, their feet are directly in line," he said.
