Champion racehorse Ka Ying Rising has justified his title of the world’s best sprinter in a landmark Group 1 $20 million TAB Everest (1200m) success at Randwick, with the Hong Kong superstar beating Australia’s best.

Despite jumping alertly from the barriers, more pace came from Overpass ($41) and Mazu ($126), with Zac Purton restaining the gelding behind the front-runnners to occupy a stalking role.

He remained in that position until the home bend when easing the five-year-old off their coattails and underneath Jimmysstar ($14), who had raced three wide without cover for the duration.

Coaxed along early in the straight, Ka Ying Rising took some time to wind up but gradually ground his way level with Overpass at the 150m, though a cavalry were queuing up behind.

Jimmysstar continued to

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