Ka Ying Rising widened the gap at the top of the LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings following his latest six-furlong demolition job.
Hong Kong's superstar sprinter has long been heralded by many as the greatest horse on the planet and is currently in the midst of a 21-race winning streak.
Of these 21, nine have been at Group 1 level.
His latest victory saw him put seven-and-three-quarter-lengths between himself and the runner-up in the HKSAR Chief Executive's Cup, where, despite carrying the top weight of 9-9 in a handicap, he ran the fastest six furlongs ever ran from out of starting stalls.
As a consequence, the esteemed panel behind the LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings have been forced to bump up his rating to a mammoth 135.
"KA YING RISING (NZ) [135] leads the seventh edition of the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings for 2026 following his record-breaking performance in the HKSAR Chief Executive's Cup (G3)," the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities announced on Thursday afternoon.
"With his win, Ka Ying Rising recorded his 21st consecutive victory and took nearly a second off of his own track record at Sha Tin.
"He also improved his rating to 135 from 131, which is the highest rating a sprinter has received under the current system. The previous record was held by Black Caviar, who achieved a rating of 132 in 2011."
The New Zealand-bred sprinter entered quarantine shortly after Sunday's victory in preparation for another crack at Australia's premier sprinting prize, The Everest, for which he is currently 2/5 to win.
Although he wasn't at his absolute best when at Royal Randwick last October, he still scooted round to win by one-and-a-quarter-lengths, netting a cool £3,465,346 in prize money.
With seven subsequent wins on his CV, the six-year-old has actually amassed a grand total of £14,885,505 in career earnings.
Earlier this year, his trainer David Hayes mooted the potential idea of heading over to Royal Ascot at some point in the future - a prospect that will bring back memories of the aforementioned Black Caviar's success at the Royal meeting back in 2012.
However, given the disparity in prize money between the UK and parts of Asia and Australia, connections are likely to campaign him closer to home.
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