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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.
The first Mongol Derby took place in 2009 [2] and has been held annually since then. It is a multi-horse race, modelled after the postal route established by Genghis Khan in 1224. [ 3 ] It was the world's first long-distance postal system, based on a network of horse stations. [ 4 ]
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]
The MONGOL DERBY is a multi-horse race held over ten days in August, and riders are required to change horses every 25 miles. The horses are semi-wild Mongolian horses that are provided to the ...
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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 ...