KA-YING-RISING is Horse of the Year in Hong Kong

Owned by Ka Ying Syndicate and trained by David Hayes, last season’s Champion Griffin improved sharply in his sophomore season, scoring one of his biggest wins of the season in the HK$26 million Gr1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), and completing a record-equaling season with a commanding victory in the HK$22 million Gr1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) in April to secure this season’s Champion Sprinter mantle.

His triumph in the Gr1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize not only left him unbeaten with eight wins from eight starts during the season, but also took his unbeaten streak to 12 consecutive races.

• Ka Ying Rising Is Hong Kong Horse Of The Year