THE 2022 MONGOL DERBY IS RUNNING!
The Mongol Derby is the world's longest and toughest horse race, run every year in August across roughly 1000 kilometres of Mongolian steppe. I raced in 2014 and went back in 2018 to run the official twitter feed & write the race updates (if you want to read them for any reason, the link is below).
This year I'll be blogging from the comfort of my home in Canterbury NZ - subscribe here for your daily Mongol Derby fix while you're waiting for the race to start and for updates once they're off.
2019 Mongol Derby Blog
Sarah Farnsworth
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2019 Mongol Derby: RACE UPDATE - Day 10
A rather special feature all about a rather special guy as we bid a fond farewell to Dr Michael "Indiana" Field of Mongolia. It's Day 10 of the longest, toughest horse race in the world!
Sarah Farnsworth
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2019 Mongol Derby: RACE UPDATE - Day 9
The next ten riders cross the finish line of the 2019 Mongol Derby!
Sarah Farnsworth
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2019 Mongol Derby: RACE UPDATE - Day 8, Part 1
He's only gone and done it - Robert Long crosses the finish line of the world's longest, toughest horse race in pole position. Welcome to the Mongol Derby 2019!
Sarah Farnsworth
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2019 Mongol Derby: RACE UPDATE - Day 8, Part 2
The top ten riders cross the line of the world's longest, toughest horse race. It's the end game of the Mongol Derby 2019!
Sarah Farnsworth
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2019 Mongol Derby: RACE UPDATE Day 7
Overwhelming emotion, heat & pace but Robert Long rides on. It's the Mongol Derby 2019!
Sarah Farnsworth
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2019 Mongol Derby: RACE UPDATE - Day 6
As 71 year old horseman Robert Long is a station ahead, can he hold his lead or will the silent assassins behind him manage to make up the ground..? It's all to play for in the world's longest, toughest horse race!
Sarah Farnsworth
![Sampie riding under a bridge]( "Sampie riding under a bridge")
2019 Mongol Derby: RACE UPDATE - Day 5
Another hot day as the riders' bodies start to complain and two riders drop out of the race... it's Day 5 of the world's longest, toughest horse race!
Sarah Farnsworth
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2019 Mongol Derby: RACE UPDATE - day 3
Two Kiwis and two Aussies are in the lead as day 3 takes its inevitable toll on the field. It's the Mongol Derby 2019!
2019 Mongol Derby: and so it begins
Mongol Derby 2019: Poetry or Prose?
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