Overview
- Ka Ying Rising, which landed the Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize on Sunday at Sha Tin, lowered the 1,200m track mark to 1:07.10 for a ninth top-level win.
- Jockey Zac Purton said Japan sent its best sprinter, Satono Reve, and the Hong Kong star beat him with ease in a field that also drew Irish and local rivals.
- He has now swept all three Group 1 races in Hong Kong’s Speed Series for a second straight season, underlining his dominance over six furlongs.
- Next up on the card, Romantic Warrior seeks a fourth consecutive QEII Cup, entering as the world’s top earner with HK$254.66 million in prize money.
- Japan’s Masquerade Ball brings an official rating of 128 and France’s Sosie arrives off a Hong Kong Vase win, raising the level of the HK$30 million QEII Cup on a day that also features the HK$24 million Champions Mile.