The Independent (London, England)

Football: Celebration time for the worst horse in Britain Quixall Crossett should gratify his growing fan club at Southwell tomorrow by reaching a century of defeats. By Richard Edmondson

The Independent (London, England) | July 21, 2001 | Copyright

THE CHAMPION of the North York Moors bounces into town tomorrow to protect racing's most fearsome record. Quixall Crossett, the bay gelding fighting out of High Crossett Farm, Fangdale Beck, arrives at Southwell for almost certainly the finest hour in his 12-season career.

If the 16-year-old can avoid victory he will confirm himself as the most notorious serial loser of the modern age. He will have registered his 100th straight defeat.

It will be a crowning moment for mediocrity. Quixall Crossett may be his own slow-motion action replay at the racecourse, but that has not…

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