Racing: Horse loses 100th race on the trot

A 16-year-old horse proved a racing cert today - by losing his 100th race on the trot.

Quixall Crossett failed to complete the three-mile race at the Southwell track near Nottingham, but managed to generate more media interest than the winner Secret Can’t Say.

At the off, the horse was a 66-1 chance. Quixall, trained by pig farmer Ted Caine at his farm in Chop Gate, near Middlesbrough, was pulled up by his jockey half way through the race after becoming hopelessly detached from the leaders.

But as the gelding went past the winning post - on the first circuit - he earned a massive cheer from the crowd.

And when the race eventually finished, the horse and his jockey Nick Kent were surrounded by reporters wanting to talk about the losing sequence of 100 races.

Despite being the only horse in Britain ever to race 100 times and never win, Quixall is a favourite for legions of fans and even has his own website.

Named after former Manchester United player Albert Quixall, he has been racing since he was five and has won £8,000 in place money.