A local composer, Hans Ebert, has written a song, and penned the lyrics, tentatively entitled The Spirit of Hong Kong and is now working on the Chinese version to be sung by comedian-singer Ronald Cheng.

Both English and Chinese versions are expected to be on the market before the six-year-old gelding, owned by Archie and Betty da Silva, attempts to become the first horse to win the world's richest 1,000-meter sprint, the HK$10 million Hong Kong Sprint, three times in a row this December.

News that the equine hero will soon be filling the airways and downloaded on MP3s was announced by da Silva who on Tuesday was presented with a Jockey Club-produced DVD of the horse's exploits.

The club had also produced the first-ever comic book about Silent Witness, in Chinese, which is to be distributed to racegoers shortly.

Silent Witness made history earlier this year when he became the first horse in 150 years to go unbeaten for 17 successive runs against some of the world's best. He received a further accolade when Time magazine said the horse was one of 100 ``persons'' who made a difference to the lives of people over the past decade.

Da Silva has tentatively planned a new venture for Silent Witness to begin his new season of racing in the Sprinters Stakes to be held in Tokyo in early October.

The multi-million dollar event is the final leg of the World Sprint Championship and is run over 1,200 meters at Nakayama racecourse.

The Japanese Racing Association has not only invited Silent Witness to travel to Japan, but will also pick up the tab for a companion to travel with him so that the champion will not be alone in the quarantine stable when he arrives in Japan.