On Tuesday, January 25, the International Federation of Horse Racing Organizations announced the 2021 Longines World Horse Year-end Rankings, and Hong Kong's "Golden Gun Sixty" continued to rank among the world's elite colts and improved its rankings, while in last year's Global Top 100 Rankings, Hong Kong made a total of eight First Class Races.
The "Golden Gun Sixty" has further risen to 125 points in the international rating of the ranking list, and is currently tied for the highest rated one-mile colt in the world, on par with "Victory Thousand Miles" and "Palace of the Sea". "Victory of a Thousand Miles" has not been defeated so far, winning the Queen Elizabeth II Championship (1609 meters first class), "Sea Palace" once won the Le Jing Jie championship (1609 meters first class) head horse, has now been converted to a stallion. Under the careful care of Lu Jianwei and He Zeyao, the "Golden Gun Sixty" has been continuously improved, and it ranks sixth in the 2021 World Horse Year-end Rankings with the "Victory Thousand Miles", "Sea Palace" and Triumphal Arch Competition (2400 meters first class) ally "Amazing Poetry Talent".
In 2020, the "Golden Gun Sixty" tied for the third highest-ranking one-mile colt in the world, and in 2021, the six-year-old horse increased its international rating by one point to 125 points with its superb performance at Longines' Hong Kong One Mile Championship, occupying the seat of the world's top ten colts for the second consecutive year, and the ranking rose from the tie for tenth place in 2020 to the sixth place in 2021. The Golden Gun Sixty has an impressive record of sixteen consecutive wins, including seven victories in the 2020/2021 horse season, winning four first divisions, two second divisions and one third division, with a distance of 1400 meters to 2000 meters, which shows that its performance is quite extensive.
The "Golden Gun Sixty" ranks below only five top colts, including Knicks Go, winner of the 2021 Breeders Cup Classic (2000m Mud Class I), Emperor Championship (2390m First Class) champion "Ya Dae", Chu Tak Wan Wan Fei (2050m First Division), Yue Boren's Eclipse Competition (1990m First Division) champion "Golden Church", and Japan's super champion "Iron Bird Soaring" who won the Japan Cup (2400m First Division). ”。
The Chief Executive Officer of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Ying Ka Pak, said: "'Golden Gun Sixty' has repeatedly proven to be a top-notch colt and deserves to be among the best horses in the world. I congratulate the owner, Chan Ka Leung, that the success of 'Golden Gun Sixty' confirms the strength of Hong Kong horse racing, because Hong Kong only has about 1,300 racehorses and there is no horse breeding industry, but they can still create such remarkable results, especially the 'Golden Gun Sixty' has created a number of impressive records under the professional care of Lui Kin Wai, his stable team and Ho Chak Yiu. Looking ahead, we will further implement various policies to encourage the introduction of good foals, including strengthening the Club's successful Special Prize Scheme for Excellence, continuing to increase prize money for a number of elite events, such as the world's most lucrative 1200m, 1600m and 2000m Turf First Class Races, as well as revising the import policy for self-purchased horses to add value to the purchase of high-quality horses for owners to race in Hong Kong, and with the emergence of four-year-old rookies, I am confident that Hong Kong horse racing will be able to maintain its excellence. ”
In addition to the "Golden Gun Sixty", there are also "Always Wonderful" (120 points), "Happy Smile" (118 points), "Chuanhe Zunju" (118 points) and "Hawaii" (118 points). The now-retired "All the Time" made a good run in 2021 in two First Divisions. It won five first-class races in service and accumulated a total prize fund of about HK$83.49 million in Hong Kong. In addition, "Tim Satisfaction" (117 points), "Wang Shrimp King" (117 points), "Jiaying Star" (117 points), "Battle God Colt" (116 points), "Xianxin Star" (116 points), "Fuyi" (116 points), "Time and Excess" (115 points), "Dragon Drum Flying" (115 points), "Future of the Table" (115 points) and "General King" (115 points) all ranked at the top of the list.