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World-Beating Horses

Hong Kong has just 1,200 racehorses in training, or less than one per cent of the global total. Despite this, and despite Hong Kong having no breeding industry, Hong Kong has some of the world’s best racehorses.

In 2022, a total of 15 Hong Kong horses featured in the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings. Among these were Golden Sixty and Romantic Warrior, joint eighth in the rankings.

Hong Kong has trained many famous horses over the years, including the legendary Silent Witness, whose 17 straight wins made him the world’s top sprinter in 2004 and 2005. Following in his footsteps Sacred Kingdom was the world’s top turf sprinter between 2007 and 2009, and Vengeance of Rain was the winner of the World Racing Championships Series in 2005.

Hong Kong horses have also tasted success overseas. Following Fairy King Prawn’s breakthrough victory in the 2000 Yasuda Kinen in Japan, 28 Hong Kong horses have won 36 overseas races, including 17 at the Group 1 level.