Adrian Corby and Annabel Neasham Laurence Squire.

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The 10th Mongol Derby, the longest and toughest horse race in the world that covers 1000km across the Mongolian steppe, was won by Adrian Corboy from Australia and Annabel Neasham, a 27 year old Brit from Oxfordshire. Annabel is Racing Manager to Ciaron Maher in Melbourne and Adrian stepped in at the last minute for Ciaron and is one of his work riders and backs horses for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Annabel Neasham and Adrian Corby Laurence Squire.

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The pair crossed the line at 13.25 today (Mongolia time) having received no vet penalties at all throughout the race. HQ reports:
“We’ve seen great horsemanship from both - clear vet cards. At every station Adrian carries both saddles in giving the horses a break while Annabel dumps the remains of their hydration packs on their horses to cool them down." #mongolderby2018

Adrian Corby Laurence Squire.

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The pair completed the race in six days and faced typical Mongolian weather – monsoon rain, fog, boiling hot sun, cold one minute, hot the next  – as well as a flooded steppe with lots of rivers to cross.

On finishing the Mongol Derby, Annabel said, “People say when they finish, they could easily do another 1,000km, well... I think I’m good with this.”

Winners of the 2018 Mongol Derby Laurence Squire.

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Source: Event press release

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