![]() ![]() ![]() Riders must change horses every 40 km (24.9 mi) at the support stations. The entry fee (£11,375 in 2020) provides the rider with access to 25-27 Mongolian horses, a support team, pre-race training, and support stations along the way. The terrain will invariably include mountain passes, green open valleys, wooded hills, river crossings, wetland and floodplains, sandy semi-arid dunes, rolling hills, dry riverbeds and of course open steppe. The exact course changes every year and is kept secret until shortly before the race begins. In the 2016 race, there were 21 men and 23 women representing 13 countries playing the role of the messengers. The course recreates the horse messenger system developed by Genghis Khan in 1224. The race extends 1,000 km (621 mi) through the Mongolian Steppe and is known as the world's longest horse race. The Mongol Derby is an equestrian endurance race. ![]()
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