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New Zealand born and Hong Kong trained thoroughbred racehorse
Ka Ying Rising, previously named Mr Express, is a champion Thoroughbred racehorse born in New Zealand and trained in Hong Kong. He is the holder of HK's longest winning streak in history, including winning multiple Group 1 races.
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Earth's highest mountain
Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth above sea level. It lies in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas and marks part of the China–Nepal border at its summit. Its height was most recently measured in 2020 through a joint survey by Nepalese and Chinese authorities as 8,848.86 m.
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David Hayes has blamed a wide run from barrier 11 for Ka Ying Rising’s shock Everest defeat, while confirming the star sprinter will return to Hong Kong
The 10th running of The Everest produced the same top two finishers from the race 12 months ago but it was Tempted's turn to win the world's richest turf race before a record crowd of 52,110. For Tempted's trainer Ciaron Maher it was his second win in The Everest after Bella Nipotina scored in 2024.
Ka Ying Rising cannot catch Tempted in time, ending his win streak at 21.