Lexington Based Equestrian Hopes To Bring Home Mongol Glory

WUKY | By Samantha Lederman

Published August 2, 2018 at 7:00 AM EDT

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Canadian native Kelsey Riley now makes her home in Lexington. The international editor at Thoroughbred Daily News will compete this month in the Mongol Derby.

Samantha Lederman

We're all familiar with the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, but there's another Derby about to take place on the other side of the world. The Mongol Derby is the world's longest and toughest horse race, and Lexington has an entry this year. WUKY's Samantha Lederman recently spent time with the hopeful.Listen

Track her progress here:

Canadian native Kelsey Riley now makes her home in Lexington. The international editor at Thoroughbred Daily News will compete this month in the Mongol Derby.

Credit Samantha Lederman