As a two-year-old he showed promise to win at Royal Ascot but his season was disrupted when his trainer was banned for a doping offence.
[3] When Sullivan died in 1949, Ki Ming was sent as a foal to the sales at Dublin where he was bought for 370 guineas by Tim Hyde.
The colt then entered the ownership of the Chinese-born restaurateur Billy Ley On and was trained by Beary at East Hendred in Berkshire.
[4] As a two-year-old, the colt looked a good prospect when winning the Duke of Edinburgh Stakes over five furlongs at Royal Ascot.
[3] In October 1950, Joyeuse, a mare trained by John Beary failed a drug test after finishing unplaced in a minor race at Lingfield Park Racecourse.
[3] In 1951, the independent Timeform organisation gave Ki Ming a rating of 134, one pound behind the top three-year-old colts Arctic Prince, Sicambre and Supreme Court.
[3] Ki Ming was retired to stud but proved to be a complete failure as a stallion, showing little interest in the mares presented to him.