Vengeance of Rain logged win number four on the board at Shatin this afternoon when he secured victory in the G1 Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup, prompting trainer David Ferraris to claim that the horse was a 'serious contender for the Horse of the Year title'. The race was run in a time of 2.01.80 (2000m) with Vengeance of Rain's earnings now eclipsing HK$22 million.

Vengeance Of Rain won the G1 Audemars Piguet QEII Cup last month as well as the G1 Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby in March.

Meanwhile in Japan, race favorite Deep Impact won the 72nd Japanese Derby in front of more than 100,000 fans, extending his undefeated streak to five since his debut just five months ago.

The winning margin was five lengths and the time was 2:23.3 (2,400m) which matched the record set by King Kamehameha in last year's Japanese Derby.