The riders are often sponsored by local politicians, who tout their ownership of race horses during their campaigns. Photo: AFP The riders are often sponsored by local politicians, who tout their ownership of race horses during their campaigns. Photo: AFP
The riders are often sponsored by local politicians, who tout their ownership of race horses during their campaigns. Photo: AFP
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Conflicts of interest keep Mongolian child jockeys in the saddle

Mongolia holds an average of 600 horse races with over 16,000 children participating as jockeys, according to government figures

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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The riders are often sponsored by local politicians, who tout their ownership of race horses during their campaigns. Photo: AFP The riders are often sponsored by local politicians, who tout their ownership of race horses during their campaigns. Photo: AFP
The riders are often sponsored by local politicians, who tout their ownership of race horses during their campaigns. Photo: AFP
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