World’s Fastest 1200m Times: Where does Ka Ying Rising’s 1:06.11 rank?
Ka Ying Rising smashed his own Sha Tin 1200m record by almost a second.
Matt Welsh of betsy.com.au put his incredible time, and the 61.2kg he carried, into a global context.
The world’s highest-rated sprinter demolished his rivals by 7¾ lengths at Sha Tin, extending his winning streak to 21 and setting a new 1200-metre course record of 1:06.11. Shrugging off any injury concerns, Ka Ying Rising lowered his own mark by the best part of a second, doing so with seemingly more left in the tank.
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The time alone puts the performance in rare air.
With the assistance of AI, we did an audit of major racing jurisdictions and found just three winning turf performances over 1200 metres or six furlongs with a faster official time.
But perhaps the most remarkable part of Ka Ying Rising’s performance wasn’t the time. It was the weight he carried to run it.
| Rank | Horse | Time | Weight | Track | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disco Partner* | 1:05.67 | 55.3kg | Belmont, USA | 2017 |
| 2 | T M Spada | 1:05.80 | 48kg | Kokura, Japan | 2022 |
| 3 | First Force | 1:06.00 | 52kg | Kokura, Japan | 2021 |
| 4 | Ka Ying Rising | 1:06.11 | 61.2kg | Sha Tin, Hong Kong | 2026 |
| 5 | Levante | 1:06.18 | 56.5kg | Trentham, NZ | 2022 |
| 6 | Meikei Yell | 1:06.20 | 55kg | Chukyo, Japan | 2022 |
| 7 | Satono Reve | 1:06.30 | 58kg | Chukyo, Japan | 2026 |
| 8 | World of Trouble* | 1:06.37 | 56.2kg | Belmont, USA | 2019 |
| 9= | Flicker Jab | 1:06.40 | 57kg | Kyoto, Japan | 2026 |
| 9= | Primo d’Arc | 1:06.40 | 53kg | Kokura, Japan | 2021 |
