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He is the first horse in such a position to win the Derby since 1993, and has enjoyed an undefeated three-year-old campaign over distances from 10 furlongs to a mile and a half.
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Their study, to be published later this year, has followed 18 whale sharks for periods of up to three years, over distances in excess of 3, 700km (2, 300 miles).
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Tough Mudder put on 35 races in the U.S. last year, but the biggest appears to be Spartan Race, which had four dozen races last year with well over three hundred thousand participants, and has 60 events planned for 2013, in formats now spanning four different distances from 3 to more than 15 miles.
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