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Donie Fahy won a gruelling horse race through Mongolia - 10 months after breaking his back, writes Hilary A White
Hilary A White
June 3 2018 6:30 PM
In order to get back in the saddle and win the most meaningful race of his entire life, jockey Donie Fahy had to go to the ends of the earth.
Mongolia, to be specific.
In August 2012, Fahy took part in the Mongol Derby, an equine endurance race fashioned after the postal route used by Genghis Khan in the early 13th century. While simply crossing the finishing line of this gruelling 10-day and 1,000km-long marathon is a feat in itself, the unassuming Meath man won it.
What's more, his triumph happened 10 months after breaking his back...
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