Golden Sixty

Golden Sixty
Golden Sixty
	On 22 September 2024, Golden Sixty made its last public appearance in its retirement ceremony held at Sha Tin Racecourse, guided by Vincent C Y Ho and accompanied by Francis Lui [zh]
Sire	Medaglia d'Oro
Grandsire	El Prado
Dam	Gaudeamus
Damsire	Distorted Humor
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	14 October 2015
Country	Australia
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Asco International
Owner	Stanley Chan Ka Leung
Trainer	Francis Lui Kin Wai
Jockey	Vincent C Y Ho
Record	31: 26-2-1-1
Earnings	HK$167,170,600
Major wins
	Chinese Club Challenge Cup (2020); Hong Kong Classic Mile (2020); Hong Kong Classic Cup (2020); Hong Kong Derby (2020); Celebration Cup (2020); Sha Tin Trophy (2020); Jockey Club Mile (2020, 2021, 2022); Hong Kong Mile (2020, 2021, 2023); Stewards' Cup (2021, 2023); Hong Kong Gold Cup (2021, 2023); Champions Mile (2021, 2022, 2023); Chairman's Trophy (2022)
Awards
	Hong Kong Horse of the Year (2021, 2022, 2023); Lifetime Achievement Award (2024); Hong Kong Most Popular Horse of the Year (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023); Hong Kong Champion Four-Year-Old (2020); Hong Kong Champion Miler (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024); Hong Kong Champion Middle-Distance Horse (2021)
	Last updated on 13 September 2024

Golden Sixty (Chinese: 金鎗六十, foaled 14 October 2015) is a champion Australian-bred Hong Kong-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Four-Year-Old Classic Series in year 2020 and was named the 2020/2021, 2021/2022, and 2022/2023 Hong Kong Horse of the Year.

After being sold to New Zealand-based interests as a yearling he was exported to Hong Kong as a two-year-old. In his first season the gelding won his first three races but ran unplaced in his final start. In the 2019/2020 season he emerged as one of the best horses in Hong Kong as he was undefeated in seven starts including the Chinese Club Challenge Cup, Hong Kong Classic Mile, Hong Kong Classic Cup, and Hong Kong Derby. In the 2020/2021 season he won another seven consecutive races: the Celebration Cup, Sha Tin Trophy, Jockey Club Mile, Hong Kong Mile, Stewards' Cup, Hong Kong Gold Cup and Champions Mile to take his unbeaten run to fourteen. In the 2021/2022 season he increased the unbeaten run to 16 with wins in the Jockey Club Mile and Hong Kong Mile for the second consecutive year.

On 26 February 2023, Golden Sixty raced in the Hong Kong Gold Cup for the third time and claimed his 24th win, which surpasses the 85-year record of 23 wins in Hong Kong maintained by the 1930s racehorse Liberty Bay [zh], making Golden Sixty the racehorse with the most wins in Hong Kong horse racing history.

On 9 March 2023, Golden Sixty ranked first with a score of 125 in the Longines World's Best Racehorse Rankings.^[2]

On 30 April 2023, Golden Sixty claimed his third consecutive win in the Champions Mile, marking not only his 25th win but also his 9th international Group One win, which surpasses Beauty Generation's record of 8 international Group One wins. Golden Sixty also becomes the racehorse with the most prize money earnings in the world, breaking the record made by Winx.

On 14 July 2023, Golden Sixty claimed his third consecutive title as the Hong Kong Horse of the Year, becoming the first racehorse to achieve this record in Hong Kong racing history.^[3]

On 10 December 2023, Golden Sixty claimed his third win in the Hong Kong Mile, marking his 26th win as he joined Good Ba Ba as the three-time winner of this race. For Golden Sixty, this is also his 10th international Group One win.^[4]^[5]

On 13 September 2024, Golden Sixty officially retired, ending his legendary racing career of more than five years.

^ "Golden Sixty pedigree". Equineline.
^ "THE LONGINES WORLD'S BEST RACEHORSE RANKINGS (1 January 2023 to 5 March 2023)". www.ifhaonline.org. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
^ Agars, Sam (14 July 2023). "Golden Sixty creates history with Horse of the Year hat-trick". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ Agars, Sam (10 December 2023). "Electric Golden Sixty stuns Sha Tin crowd with spine-tingling Hong Kong Mile success". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2023.
^ Porteous, Lewis (10 December 2023). "'He's a monster' - Golden Sixty lands Hong Kong Mile and becomes the world's highest-earning horse". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[pedigree-1] "Golden Sixty pedigree". Equineline.

[wr202301-03-2] "THE LONGINES WORLD'S BEST RACEHORSE RANKINGS (1 January 2023 to 5 March 2023)". www.ifhaonline.org. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-09.

[scmp20230714-3] Agars, Sam (14 July 2023). "Golden Sixty creates history with Horse of the Year hat-trick". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 14 July 2023. Retrieved 14 July 2023.

[scmp20231210-4] Agars, Sam (10 December 2023). "Electric Golden Sixty stuns Sha Tin crowd with spine-tingling Hong Kong Mile success". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

[racingpost20231210-5] Porteous, Lewis (10 December 2023). "'He's a monster' - Golden Sixty lands Hong Kong Mile and becomes the world's highest-earning horse". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

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