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The Singapore Derby-Queen Elizabeth II Cup winner Top Knight, who finished third in Saturday's $1 million Gr.1 Singapore Gold Cup over 2,000m, is a reserve for the HK$25 million Longines Hong Kong Mile.
The Sprint and Mile are two of the four annual Hong Kong International Races.
The other two are the HK$28 million Longines Hong Kong Cup over 2,000m and the HK$20 million Longines Hong Kong Vase over 2,400m.
The Hong Kong Jockey Club has informed trainer Cliff Brown and Barree Stable that their application to run Inferno in the Sprint was successful.
Brown and Barree's principal owner, Glenn Whittenbury, filed the paperwork shortly after their exciting 4YO won Gr.1 Lion City Cup over 1,200m on Oct 25.
It was a back-to-back Gr.1 victory, following his triumph in the Singapore Guineas over 1,600m - the final leg of the Singapore 3YO Challenge - on Sept 26.
From his six other victories, Inferno also won the Gr.2 Aushorse Golden Horseshoe, the G.3 Saas-Fee Stakes, both last year, and the Group 2 Singapore Classic in August.
His only blemish was his second to Siam Warrior in a Class 3 race in late February.
His connections felt there was nothing left for Inferno to prove in his own backyard. Hence, the Hong Kong dream.
Their superstar is one of 18 overseas entries. Asia's racing powerhouse Japan filed eight-strong sprinters, including four International Gr.1 winner.
The host country has 17 nominations, including last year's winner Beat The Clock and Hot King Prawn, who sealed his second Gr.2 Jockey Club Sprint over the same 1,200m trip at Sha Tin on Sunday.