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Canadian Shares in Three-Way Mongol Derby Tie

At 9:51 a.m. local time, Heidi Telstad from Canada, Will Comiskey from Australia, and Marcia Hefker-Miles from New Mexico, crossed the finish line, arms together, to take a triple dead heat in the 2016 Mongol Derby, the world’s longest and toughest horse race. They gave thanks to the horses, herders and people of Mongolia for […]
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Canadian Leading the Pack in Mongol Derby

The 2016 Mongol Derby, certainly this year living up to its name as the world’s longest and toughest horse race (“and it’s raining again….”) is set for a nail biting finish with any of five riders in a position to take the title. At horse station 27, the last station before the finish, are William […]
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The 8th Annual Mongol Derby Has Begun

  This is the 8th Mongol Derby, featured in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s longest and toughest horse race. The 2016 race features 20 men and 21 women from 13 countries riding 1000km across Mongolia on semi-wild horses. As well as serious riders from the worlds of eventing, show-jumping, endurance, racing, dressage, […]
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Byeronie Epstein Wins 2015 Mongol Derby

South African, 22 year old Byeronie Epstein, has won the 2015 Mongol Derby in spectacular fashion. Beginning the day five stations from the finish it looked like the race would certainly go into the 8th Day. Byeronie and 17 year old Elise Poitrinal (France) had other ideas though and reaching HS 27 with less than […]
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Australian Sam Jones is Crowned 2014 Mongol Derby Winner

After eight days riding, 40-year-old Sam Jones, a mining operator from Australia, has won the 6th Mongol Derby, the world’s longest and toughest horse race in emphatic style. Jones was clearly the fastest rider on the course but couldn’t break away from the other leaders until late yesterday. She was delayed for two hours then […]