Mongolia: The World’s Longest Horse Race

Mongolia: The World’s Longest Horse Race | All The Wild Horses | TRACKS
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Originally posted August 13th, 2022.
Each year in the wide open spaces of Mongolia, the Mongol Derby takes place, extending over 650 miles, is known to be the world’s longest and most difficult horse race, lasting two weeks. The course shifts slightly each year but is a recreation of the horse messenger system created hundreds of years ago by Genghis Khan.