Extreme distance jockey is abandoned in MONGOLIA

An extreme distance jockey has been left abandoned in Mongolia after falling violently ill just days before she was set to compete in the world's toughest horse race.

Dede Anders, 49, was excited to compete in the nine-day-long 2024 Mongol Derby, but on Monday she started feeling sick - and knew she would not be able to endure the 620-mile trek across the Mongolian Steppe.

But when she expressed her concerns to medical staff at the derby, Anders said she was brushed off and told to 'ride it out,' she

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