Horse racing-Qirat beats the odds with 150-1 Sussex Stakes shock
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Qirat caused a stunning upset in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood to claim victory at odds of 150-1 on day two of the festival on Wednesday.
The four-year-old, trained by Ralph Beckett and ridden by Richard Kingscote, held off a late surge from Rosallion to win by a neck, becoming the highest-priced winner of a British Group One race since the current grading system was introduced in the early 1970s.
Qirat had only been entered into the race last week for 70,000 pounds ($92,897.00), making the upset even more remarkable.
"It's turning into a cracking year," jockey Kingscote told ITV. "This horse loves the track, and Ralph said that even if we were there to help, he’d still try his best.” REUTERS
