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By Diane Lee
Published: July 28, 2017
The most famous horse race may be the Kentucky Derby. But for the last 8 years, the world’s longest and toughest horse race according to the Guinness Book of Records has been the Mongol Derby.
This year, four women from the Carolinas were accepted into the grueling competition through the Mongolian Countryside.
Two of those riders are from the Upstate, and 7News got a chance to talk to them before they leave on the journey of a lifetime.
A 21 year age difference, makes no difference when you share a passion.
In 2015, it took 59-year-old Claire Summers, with grown kids and grandkids, and 38-year-old Rachel Land, with one of her four kids still in diapers, no time to become fast friends.
“I think we are just great for each other, we get along great we have a lot of the same values, we are both very upbeat,” said Summers...
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http://wspa.com/2017/07/28/chasing-a-dream-two-upstate-women-to-compete-in-worlds-longest-horse-race/
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