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Kayti Curtis, endurance horse racer, participates in many races including the recent Gaucho Derby in Patagonia
April 01, 2026
Cailéan Anderson
Kayti Curtis is a resident of Erda City who has participated in horseback riding since she was seven years of age. Over the last seven years she has participated in a number of races around the state of Utah, throughout the United States, and in foreign countries—the most recent competition being the Gaucho Derby in Patagonia.
The Gaucho Derby is 310 miles (approximately 500 kilometers), lasts ten days, then consists of 40 participants and approximately 600 horses with each contestant utilizing a fresh horse for each leg of the race.
Well, most received seven horses, anyway. Curtis received an eighth because of a mishap involving one of the horses she had received for the race.
“I received a bonus horse because one of the horses I was camping out with overnight—and the way you camp is the horses are hobbled and tied to lead lines—so, my horse was just grazing while he was hobbled and decided that he did not want to be there anymore. He cantered away wearing his hobbles, made his way back to the horse station, and rejoined his friends..."
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