Exceptional sprinter KA YING RISIING (SHAMEXPRESS) lived up to the pre-race hype winning the GR.1 HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL SPRINT on Sunday.

The newest star widely rated the world’s best sprinter after breaking the long-standing Sha Tin 1200m track record at his previous start, started the race as hot favourite in what was the equal shortest priced favourite in the history of the race at $1.10 for the win. KA YING RISING had to overcome difficulties at the start and pressure throughout, but the 4YO gelding responded courageously for Zac Purton and David Hayes to record his eighth successive victory, and 9^th win from 11 starts overall.
 

“Something lunged at the gate just before he went and it took his mind off it and he turned his head, so he was a little bit slow to step,” Purton said.

“He wasn’t at his best today and is better than this and still got the job done,” Purton said “But a normal horse can’t absorb that and still perform at that level, so I think there’s a lot more credit to his performance.”
He is a special horse” 

Trainer David Hayes has a big 2025 planned for Ka Ying Rising, including a proposed tilt at the A$20 million The Everest (1,200m) in October which he is an early favourite for, however, he has some Gr.1 targets in Hong Kong first before travelling down to Australia. “We’ll see how he pulls up, but the initial one will be the Group One sprint in late January, six weeks between the runs and then after that, we’ll make a decision whether we go to the (Hong Kong Classic) mile (1600m) or not,”