Ted Caine

Trainer Ted Caine is a farmer by trade, but glows with pride when you mention his stable 'star' Quixall.  He's a familiar figure on the racecourses of the north of England.

Ted and Joy are two of the nicest folk you will meet on a racecourse.  Approach Ted with a friendly 'hello' and he'll always have a story or two for you.

Ted's no stranger to training winners as the press will have you believe.   Cavalier Crossett was trained to win eight races, whilst Monny once won at Ayr.

Joy is a skilled rider and a very good judge of a horse.  Its joy who puts the finishing touches to the stable stars and has won countless 'best turned out' prizes.   Just look at our horses in the parade ring to see why.  They're often turned out with ribbons on their rugs and hooves shiny and black.

Ted on Quixall

• "His jockey said he wasn't liking the soft ground today. But don't worry he'll be back,"  - Sedgefield February 2001

• "Some people might criticise me for running a horse like this but I do it for the enjoyment and not the publicity.  I always have this worry that he might cause harm to another horse but so far he's been no trouble to anyone else.  He's a windsucker and a crib-biter and has had plenty of other problems but he's given us so much pleasure over the years."

• “I never dared to dream he’d still be racing at 16, but he still loves it, and I get cross when people start suggesting he shouldn’t be racing as he might get in the way of others. He’s never brought one down in his life, although he’s been brought down himself.”

• "I've put him in some of the worst races there is and he's had atrocious luck.  He even got brought down on the flat when I gave him a run over hurdles and last time he had to be pulled up early after he was hampered. He was quite irritated when he came back, as he hadn't had a race. He's now 15 but he didn't do a lot as a young horse. He's as well as he's ever been and he's keen to race. I guarantee you he'll set off. He hasn't got an engine as such, but he enjoys jumping round. He looks after himself that's all. He'll be better when there are just three or four runners.