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Gaucho Derby Race Report

In 2009 we made the Mongol Derby. We had no idea before setting forth on the task that we were starting a new sport or that the race would grow into such a well recognised beast. And now after 11 years the Mongol Derby has a sister. The equally mighty Gaucho Derby.

Gaucho Derby Race Day 10

Gaucho Derby Race Day 9

And just like that, we are at the end of the penultimate day of racing here in Patagonia.

Gaucho Derby Race Day 7

Gaucho Derby Race Day 6

Gaucho Derby Race Day 2

Gaucho Derby Race Day 1

Gaucho Derby Training Day 3

Gaucho Derby Training Day 2

Gaucho Derby Training Day 1

This Ain’t Mongolia, Fool

The Derby Goes South

Who hasn’t dreamed of hitting the saddle for ten days across the wilds of Patagonia, eye-watering wind ripping through your hair, sleeping under the stars in a woolly poncho and dining on meat washed down with Malbec decanted from somebody’s boot?

All Hail the Pioneers

What do you get when you cross over 20 international riders with Patagonia and a few hundred head of horses?

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