In a relatively small field of eight runners, the world’s best sprinter KA YING RISING looks poised to claim the HK$24 million Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin this Sunday.
KA YING RISING has made history as the first horse to record 19 consecutive wins in Hong Kong, and that remarkable streak shows no signs of ending. So dominant has he become that the focus has shifted from whether he will win to how far he will win by—and whether he might break the track record again. Sent off at minimum odds in each of his last five starts, the son of Shamexpress cruised to victory in the Group 2 Sprint Cup last time out, stopping the clock at 1:07.12 to set yet another Sha Tin 1200m track record.
On paper, this shapes as a one-horse race, with KA YING RISING having already accounted for most of his rivals on multiple occasions. Consistent sprinter HELIOS EXPRESS and Japanese raider SATONO REVE appear the most likely to fill the minor placings.
