Ka Ying Rising, ridden by Zac Purton, stormed to his 18th win in a row on Sunday to break the long-standing Hong Kong record of Silent Witness.<\/p>\n
The world’s best sprinter made history as he obliterated the 1,400m (seven furlong) track record in the Group One Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup at Sha Tin by more than half a second.<\/p>\n
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“He’s the horse of a lifetime,” said Purton after coming home a scarcely believable three-and-a-half lengths clear of Helios Express and fellow group One winner Lucky Sweynesse.<\/p>\n
“I just pinch myself every time I ride him. He’s in a league of his own,” jockey Purton said after coming home in a record time of 1min 19.36sec.<\/p>\n
“These are good class horses he’s beaten today. Let’s hope he can stay in this form for another 12 to 18 months.”<\/p>\n
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The David Hayes-trained superstar first won over this distance in the same race last year, having had most of his outings over 1,200m (six furlongs).<\/p>\n
Ka Ying Rising repeated the victory with ease and, once Purton asked him to kick on from the final bend, no horse in a field stacked with group winners was able to live with his devastating turn of speed.<\/p>\n
Ka Ying Rising had equalled Silent Witness’s 17-win record, set back in 2005, when barely extended in the 1,200m Group One Centenary Sprint Cup at Sha Tin last month.<\/p>\n
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Purton had time on that occasion to ease the five-year-old down well before the line, after a hands-and-heels run, and still won by a length and a half.<\/p>\n
Ka Ying Rising beat a top-class international field at the Everest in Sydney last October to cement his standing as the world’s best sprinter. Ominously, he appears to have improved since.<\/p>\n
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