Horse racing news: Hong Kong’s Ka Ying Rising primed for Everest mission after Sha Tin send-off

Trainer David Hayes said no stone has been left unturned in the preparation of stable star Ka Ying Rising ahead of a trip to Australia to tackle the world’s richest turf race, The Everest, which will be a World Pool event for the third successive year.

In his final workout on the grass of Sha Tin before leaving Hong Kong, the world’s top-rated sprinter clocked 56.9s over 800m – completing the final 400m in 23.6s – in a showing that his Australian handler called “a good piece of work”.