{"id":210473,"date":"2025-10-19T07:01:16","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T07:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/210473\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T07:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T07:01:16","slug":"hong-kong-sprinter-ka-ying-rising-wins-the-everest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/210473\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong sprinter Ka Ying Rising wins The Everest"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Hayes and Zac Purton hailed Ka Ying Rising\u2019s G1 The Everest win as the pinnacle of their respective careers after the world\u2019s highest-rated sprinter produced a monumental performance on Saturday at Royal Randwick.<\/p>\n

Ka Ying Rising was met with a lion\u2019s mouth roar from the assembled faithful at a packed Royal Randwick as he hit the front 150m from home and edged clear to prevail by a length and a quarter in the world\u2019s richest race on turf under Purton.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s certainly the biggest thrill in my life,\u201d an elated Hayes said. \u201cIt\u2019s a long straight at Randwick when you hit the front with 300m to go, but I think he held on pretty well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hong Kong\u2019s champion sprinter chased the speed in third until Purton called upon the five-year-old to reel in Overpass 350m from home. Once he headed the long-time leader, Ka Ying Rising coasted home to take his win streak to 14 with success in the A$20 million (HK$101 million) feature.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s probably the pinnacle of my career,\u201d Purton said. \u201cOverpass skipped for home early and I had to chase him. To my horse\u2019s credit, he wasn\u2019t letting him go. He got the better of me in the trial and we said that he\u2019s not going to get the better of me in the race.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"KA YING RISING, ZAC PURTON \/ G1 The Everest \/\/ Randwick Racecourse \/\/\/ 2025 \/\/\/\/ Photo by Grant Courtney<\/p>\n

While his World Pool price of 1.5 may have suggested victory was merely a formality for Ka Ying Rising, it seemed anything but that to connections.\u00a0<\/p>\n

His highly scrutinised barrier trial last Tuesday \u2013 which saw him uncharacteristically warm and worked up \u2013 combined with the social media rumours that questioned the horse\u2019s fitness on Sunday, were enough to add pressure to the task.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been the longest 10 days in my life,\u201d Hayes said. \u201cI\u2019ve got a wonderful team of staff and the pressure the boys were under when that Twitter attack happened \u2013 thank god they don\u2019t read English very well \u2013 was immense. They did a fantastic job.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cZac was worried after the trial, but when he saddled up calmly, I thought he had to run below form not to win today.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the rich sprint, which saw Tempted back in second and Jimmysstar in third, Hayes was also already targeting an Everest defence for Ka Ying Rising.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh yeah (we\u2019ll be back next year), definitely,\u201d he said. \u201cI think there\u2019s more to come with this horse.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"NICOLE PURTON, ZAC PURTON \/ G1 The Everest \/\/ Randwick Racecourse \/\/\/ 2025 \/\/\/\/ Photo by Grant Courtney<\/p>\n

After the race, Purton reflected on Ka Ying Rising\u2019s remarkable international success.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been the biggest build up to a race that I\u2019ve ever been involved in and he\u2019s a special horse,\u201d Purton said. \u201cI don\u2019t think we saw him at his best today but even though he wasn\u2019t at his best he\u2019s still good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou appreciate it more now because [my career] is nearly over, but I\u2019m so lucky. I\u2019ve had such a good career and I\u2019m so lucky to have this horse come along now.\u201d \u220e<\/p>\n

\"Hayes<\/p>\n

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House Of Hayes: Legacy, Loss And The Rebirth Of A Racing Dynasty<\/p>\n

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