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The Mongol Derby is an equestrian endurance race. It extends 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) through the Mongolian Steppe and is the world's longest horse race. The course recreates the horse messenger system developed by Genghis Khan in 1224. In the 2016 race, 21 men and 23 women, representing 13 countries, played the role of the messengers.
The Mongol Derby is a 1,000 km (621 mi) endurance horse race across the Mongolian wilderness. The horses and riders race across the wide-open steppe, cross over steep mountains, trudge through flood plains and semi-arid deserts, trek over sand dunes, and tackle numerous river crossings.
In 2013 Prior-Palmer became the first woman to win the Mongol Derby, the world's longest horse race, [1] as well as the youngest person ever to complete it. [2] [3] Her autobiography Rough Magic, recounting her experience competing in the race, was published in 2019. [4]
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Other notable group winners during his career include Penny Drops and Mongol Warrior, both trained by Lord Huntingdon, the latter becoming the first British-trained winner of the Swiss Derby. He rode many other winners worldwide with the majority coming in the UK and Hong Kong where he was a retained jockey to trainers James Fanshawe and Brian ...