
September 6, 2024 By FBN
The epic Man Against Horse race takes off next month in Dewey.
On Oct. 19, for the 40th year, long distance runners and horse/rider teams will hoof it to the top of Mingus Mountain and back in the grueling Man Against Horse 50-mile race, a historic Prescott area “best kept secret.”
Look for race favorites to return for the anniversary event, including four-time winner Kim Abbott with her Arabian horse “Goat,” and runners for whom this race has become a favorite.
The Man Against Horse Race was founded in 1983 when Prescott runner and City Councilmember Gheral Brownlow made a bar bet on Whiskey Row with cowboy and police officer Steve Rafters that he could outrun Rafters’ horse in a race. The original race was from Williams to Perkinsville, and it was a two-day contest, said Race Director Ron Barrett. The race was later moved to its current location, a loop over Mingus Mountain and back to the finish at the Fain Ranch base camp just off Highway 89A...
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https://www.flagstaffbusinessnews.com/humans-will-challenge-horses-for-the-fortieth-year/
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