Derby trial 打吡大賽

Derby trial
繁：打吡大賽
简：德比大赛

香港打吡大賽只限4歲馬參賽，所以馬匹一生只能參加一次，奪冠機會也就只得一次，難怪獎金高達1800萬元。

【香港打吡賽】巴基之星迎一生一戰　後上奪冠還有秘密武器？（2017年3月18日）。香港01，取自https://www.hk01.com/%E9%AB%94%E8%82%B2/78507/-%E9%A6%99%E6%B8%AF%E6%89%93%E5%90%A1%E8%B3%BD-%E5%B7%B4%E5%9F%BA%E4%B9%8B%E6%98%9F%E8%BF%8E%E4%B8%80%E7%94%9F%E4%B8%80%E6%88%B0-%E5%BE%8C%E4%B8%8A%E5%A5%AA%E5%86%A0%E9%82%84%E6%9C%89%E7%A7%98%E5%AF%86%E6%AD%A6%E5%99%A8-

It wouldn’t just be a sympathy vote, as Rapper Dragon was the first horse to sweep the four-year-old series, but complicating matters is that the three races, the Hong Kong Classic Mile, Hong Kong Classic Cup and Derby, have all lost group race status because they are restricted to locally trained horses only.

Cox, M. (2017, July 13). ‘I hope Rapper Dragon wins’: John Moore sides with heart in Horse of the Year debate. South China Morning Post. Retrieved from http://www.scmp.com/sport/racing/article/2085037/john-moore-sets-clash-titans-chairmans-trophy-rapper-dragon-move

The winner’s stablemate, G1 Queensland Derby hero Eagle Way (Aus) (More Than Ready), closed off nicely for fourth in what could be deemed an ideal Derby trial.

Carasso, A. (2017, February 19). Rapper Dragon Cleans Up in Classic Cup. Thoroughbred Daily News. Retrieved from http://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/100453-2/