Golden Sixty

 ( 2015 Racehorse Births ) 

He was from the tenth crop of foals sired by the American stallion Medaglia d'Oro, whose wins included the Travers Stakes, Whitney Handicap, and Donn Handicap. Medaglia d'Oro became a very successful breeding stallion whose other foals have included Rachel Alexandra, Songbird and Talismanic. Golden Sixty's dam Gaudeamus was a Kentucky-bred mare who showed high-class form in Ireland, winning three races including the Debutante Stakes. She was a granddaughter of the 1000 Guineas runner-up Konafa, whose other descendants have included Hector Protector and Bosra Sham.

On 22 March Golden Sixty was moved up in trip for the 2000 metre Hong Kong Derby, when he attempted to become the second horse, after Rapper Dragon, to win all three legs of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series. He went off the odds-on favourite ahead of More Than This and Champion's Way with only one of the other eleven runners starting at less than 24/1. He raced towards the rear before moving up on the wide outside entering the straight by which time the 290/1 outsider Playa Del Puente had rushed several lengths clear of the field. Golden Sixty produced a sustained late run, caught Playa Del Puente in the final strides and won by a neck. After the race Lui said "I'm very happy, I have to say thank you to my stable team and everybody who has supported me. It's not easy when you have this kind of good horse... I could see round the bend they slowed down the pace, that's why the other horse went to the front."

At the Hong Kong's Champion Awards ceremony in July 2020, Golden Sixty was named Champion Four-Year-Old and Most Popular Horse of the Year.

On 13 December Golden Sixty was matched against international competition in the Hong Kong Mile and started the odds-on favourite in a ten-runner field. The overseas contingent comprised Admire Mars from Japan and the Irish runners Order of Australia and Romanised while the locally trained contenders included Beauty Generation, Ka Ying Star, Southern Legend and Waikuku (Stewards' Cup). After being restrained towards the year, Golden Sixty made "smooth progress" on the outside, overtook Admire Mars approaching the last 200 metres and won "readily" by two lengths from Southern Legend. Vincent Ho said "At the top of the straight I knew I because I was just cruising and I didn't think anyone could beat him. I really don't know what to say, it couldn’t be better. I'm grateful to give some positive energy to Hong Kong and the whole world in racing."

In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Golden Sixty was rated the equal tenth best racehorse in the world, six pounds behind the top-rated Ghaiyyath.

Golden Sixty began 2021 by starting 1/5 favourite for the Group 1 Stewards' Cup over 1600 metres on 24 January, when his rivals included Waikuku, Southern Legend, Ka Ying Star, Rise High (2019 Sha Tin Trophy), More Than This and Champion's Way. He produced his customary strong late run but after his saddle slipped in the straight he had to be "driven out" by Ho to win by a head from Southern Legend. After the race Ho said "the saddle slipped back a little bit at the 300 meters. It was still OK but it was not as comfortable for me and Golden Sixty, of course, but top athletes, top horses need to overcome all kind of different circumstances—something you can't predict but you have to ready for that." Four weeks later the gelding was stepped up in distance for the 2000 metre Hong Kong Gold Cup and went off the odds-on favourite in a seven-runner field. His opponents on this occasion included the 2020 Hong Kong Horse of the Year Exultant, Furore (2019 Hong Kong Derby) and Time Warp (2017 Hong Kong Cup). After settling towards the rear behind the front-running Time Warp, Golden Sixty moved up on the outside to take the lead 200 metres from the finish but was "hard pressed" by Furore in the closing stages before prevailing by a short head. Lui commented "My heart is pumping. When he first came into the straight I thought he would win easily. But when he got into a competition with the other horses, especially Furore, it was tough," while Ho said "I was quite confident that I would stay ahead of them but we fought hard – it wasn’t easy it was a bit unexpected to be that close... he wanted to lay in so it was difficult for me."

On 25 April Golden Sixty attempted to take his winning run to fourteen in the Champions Mile and started the 1/5 favourite against five opponents, namely Southern Legend, More Than This, Ka Ying Star, Healthy Happy (Hong Kong Classic Cup) and Mighty Giant (Chairman's Trophy). He settled towards the rear before moving up on the outside to take the lead 400 metres from the finish but after opening up a clear lead he was strongly challenged by the fast-finishing More Than This in the closing stages and "just held on" to win by a head. Vincent Ho explained "Usually, it takes a while for him to pick up but today they went dead slow. When I pulled out at the 600m, we were almost alongside them when I hit the straight. We learned that he can fight when something is chasing him, not just when he is doing the chasing, which is good... hopefully he can have a break now until next season. He’s had a couple of tough runs."

Golden Sixty was defeated in Steward's Cup 2022 by Waikuku, failed to catch up the 17 consecutive victory record made by Silent Witness, as well as the 23 consecutive victory record made by the 1930s racehorse . And then got beaten again in Hong Kong Gold Cup 2022 by Russian Emperor and Savvy Nine. Golden Sixty won again in Chairman's Trophy and Champions Mile 2022. He broke the highest prize money earnings record made by Beauty Generation.

After the victory in Champions Mile 2022, Golden Sixty received the invitation from JRA to race in Yasuda Kinen 2022 and his owner Stanley Chan Ka Leung and trainer Francis Lui accepted the offer. However, Chan and Lui eventually decided that Golden Sixty would not race in Yasuda Kinen 2022 after discussion, and Golden Sixty's regular jockey Vincent C Y Ho expressed disappointment for this decision and believed that Golden Sixty deserves a lot more than this.

Golden Sixty raced in the Hong Kong Stewards' Cup for the third time and defeated Romantic Warrior to claim his 23rd win, which equals the record of 23 wins in Hong Kong held by the 1930s racehorse .

Golden Sixty raced in the Hong Kong Gold Cup for the third time and defeated Romantic Warrior again to claim his 24th win, which surpasses Liberty Bay's 85-year record of 23 Hong Kong wins, 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.

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. Golden Sixty also gained his third consecutive title as the Hong Kong Champion Miler and his fourth consecutive title as the Hong Kong Most Popular Horse of the Year.