Tags: Horse Race, Race.
The Hong Kong Derby is a Hong Kong Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1873. Restricted to horses four-years-old only since 1981 the race is run in mid-March and is the premier event on the domestic racing programme with a purse of HK$16 million (app. US$2 million). The first Hong Kong Derby was raced at Happy Valley Racecourse but in 1979 was transferred permanently to its present location at Sha Tin Racecourse.
