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From 1955 through 2007, there have been
8,751 starting entries, of which 4,673 (54.7%) finished. A more detailed
analysis of finishing statistics is available on the Pulls
Page. |
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As of 2007, the Ride has been completed by
2,315 individual riders. |
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An alphabetical list of Finishers for All
Ride Years is available in five parts: |
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A combined total of 130 finishes have been
logged by 100 Junior Riders as of 2007. |
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The Most Finishes by a Junior Rider is
five times: Rebecca Greene, 1983 thru 1987. |
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A minimum weight of 150 pounds, rider and
tack, was required for all entries from the early 1960's through 1972.
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There were no weight restrictions at all
from 1973 through 1975. |
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A minimum weight of 165 pounds (74.8 kg)
for rider with tack was required of winners of the Tevis Cup and Haggin Cup
from 1976 through 1998. Contenders had to declare their intent to compete
for the "top ten" and were weighed with their tack upon vet-in. If necessary,
the rider was given added weight -- sandbags -- to carry during the ride. There
are no weight requirements in effect beginning with the 1999 Ride, however,
riders continue to weigh in with their tack for statistical collection
purposes. |
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The least number of riders was the first
Ride in 1955: five riders -- Wendell Robie, Bill Patrick, Nick Mansfield, Dick
Highfill, Pat Sewell. |
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The most riders to start was 271 riders in
1987. |
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A limit of 250 riders was established in
1989. |
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Ride dates through
the year 2011 are already determined. |
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The first woman to compete, Ina
Robinson, completed the Ride in its second year, 1956. |
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The oldest rider to complete the Ride
was 80 years old in 2005: Jim Steere, DVM. |
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The youngest rider to complete the Ride
was 11 years old in 1964: Gail Gilmer. The minimum rider age of 12 years
was established in 1958. Gail Gilmer's actual age was not learned until after
the 1964 Ride. |
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Six people have completed the Tevis Cup
Ride 20 or more times, qualifying for the 2,000 Mile Buckle Award:
Roxanne Greene, Julie Suhr, Barbara White, John McCullough, Hal V. Hall and
Sandy Schuler. |
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Many people have completed the Ride
multiple times each. Those who have completed 10 times, qualify for the
1,000 Mile Buckle. A complete list of those who have finished five or
more times is available HERE. |
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 The largest family group to complete
the Ride in one year was the McCrary family with five completions. In 1979
six members of the McCrary family set out to finish The Tevis. Members of the
family were Frank "Lud" and Barbara McCrary and their children Ellen, Janet,
Susan McCrary Huff and Butch Huff.. Only Ellen did not finish. Five members of
the family completed together a second time in 1981, only this time Ellen took
Frank's place on his horse after her own horse failed the initial vet in. |
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The record for completions by one horse
is thirteen times, set in 1998 by Pat Chappel on Thunders Lightning Bar, a
20 year old Quarter Horse mare. |
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Six horses have completed the Ride ten
times or more - Buffalo Bill (Nick Mansfield), Rainraff (Sally Dargie), El
Karbaj (Hal Hall), Rocky (Merv Pyorre), Shatir (Judy Houle) and Thunders
Lighting Bar (Pat Chappell). |
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The oldest horse to complete the Ride
was Ace's Wild, a 26 year old quarter/grade, ridden by Moire Donald in
1980. |
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The youngest horse to complete the Ride
was Capella, a 3 year old 3/4 Arab mare, ridden by Drucilla Barner in the
late 1950's before the minimum age requirement of 5 years was established.
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The heaviest horse to complete the Ride
was an Arab/Percheron called Nugget, owned by the Mayor of Reno, Nevada.
Nugget finished in 1958, weighing an estimated 1,600 pounds and standing
between 16 and 17 hands. |
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The tallest horse to complete the Ride
was Chief, a Saddlebred gelding, ridden by Joan Dowis in 1982. Chief is
17'2hh. |
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The smallest equine to complete the Ride
was most probably a hackney pony ridden by David Jay, Jr. in the late 1950's,
called Bandleader, at under 13 hands. Reportedly a shetland pony also
completed in the late 1950's, but this claim is unconfirmed. |
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Wendel Robie's horse, Bandos, that won
the first Ride in 1955, sired horses that won the Ride in 1957, 1958, 1961,
1962, and 1969, and the Haggin Cup in 1965: Bandos sired Molla, Chagitai,
Chief of Tahmaroo, and Hailla. Bandos is also the recordholder for oldest horse
to win. He was 16 when he won in 1956. |
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One rider, H. Gordon Ainsleigh, was
granted a completion without a horse! He finished 3 times: twice on
horseback (1971 and 1972)  and once on foot (1974). This unique
accomplishment became the basis for the now-famous Western States Endurance
Run, the world's premier ultra-runner trail event. The Run continues
annually to this day, using most of the same trails as the Tevis Ride, and is
held on the last weekend of June, a few weeks prior to the Ride. |
