The Mongolian members of the horse's eight-person entourage - dubbed Team Mongolia - turned up to the post-race press conference decked out in their "deel", the colourful national dress.

Locals claim that if a Mongolian horse has traveled a route once, it can remember the way forever even without a rider ...

Locals claim that if a Mongolian horse has traveled a route once, it can remember the way forever—even without a rider guiding it! These horses are built to survive extreme conditions.