Overview
- Ka Ying Rising won the Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup to match Silent Witness’s 17 straight victories, clocking 1:07.66 for his seventh Group 1.
- The five-year-old now has 18 wins from 20 starts with about HK$129.8 million earned, achieving the streak in 23 months, four months faster than Silent Witness.
- Trainer David Hayes confirmed a step up to 1,400m in the Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup on Feb. 22, the Speed Series’ second leg with a HK$5 million sweep bonus, and said the horse could threaten the course record.
- Romantic Warrior captured the Group 1 Stewards’ Cup, the first leg of Hong Kong’s Triple Crown, improving to 21 wins from 28 starts and around HK$247.38 million in prize money.
- A large Sha Tin crowd gathered to witness the milestone, and the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s CEO hailed the meeting as “absolutely sensational” as many fans prioritized seeing history over betting returns.