Hong Kong Horse of the Year Ka Ying Rising

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Andrew Le Jeune profiles current HK Horse of the Year and sprinting superstar, Ka Ying Rising.

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00:00Ka Ying Rising is building a CV of a global sprinting sensation.

00:08With a record of 13 wins from 15 starts overall,

00:12his local coronation was completed in the Hong Kong Sprint in December 2024,

00:17beating International Group 1 winners California Spangle and Japan's Sutono Rave.

00:23It's Ka Ying Rising in front, he's too clear, Sutono Rave, Helios Express going great races.

00:29Ka Ying Rising, he'll win it, Ka Ying Rising has beaten home either Helios Express or Sutono Rave.

00:36He broke the 17-year-old track record at Chatin for six furlongs in November 2024

00:42and shaved another 0.23 of a second off his own record in a scintillating display in January's Centenary Sprint Cup in 2025.

00:50The world's best sprinter is going to teach them a galloping lesson.

00:55Crossing the line hard-held in 107.2 seconds under perennial champion jockey Zach Pert.

01:01Today we made a statement again.

01:02Ka Ying Rising took another step towards legendary status by destroying his rivals in April's 2025 Chairman Sprint Prize,

01:11placing him as the world's top sprinter and joint fourth in the Longines World's Best Racehorse rankings as of July 2025.

01:20The world's best sprinter.

01:22The record-breaking Speedster was awarded Hong Kong Horse of the Year in 2025, beating out defending champion Romantic Warrior and Voyage Bubble,

01:32the second horse in Hong Kong's history to complete the Triple Crown.

01:36In addition, he was also named champion sprinter and champion four-year-old at the glittering Hong Kong Jockey Club Champion Awards ceremony.

01:45With international targets already being set, namely the Everest in Sydney, Ka Ying Rising is definitely a horse to follow on the global stage.

01:54Fantastic sprinter in Ka Ying Rising and he is just unbeatable.

01:59and beatable .

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