Richard & Richard

Richard Hardin and Richard Herrera are a team of Friends and the Official Winners of The Amazing Race Asia 4.

Profile

Retrieved from axn.asia.com^[1]

Richard Hardin

Age: 34
Occupation: Pro Basketballer
Hometown: Manila, Philippines

Richard Herrera

Age: 31
Occupation: Actor
Hometown: Manila, Philippines

One will be hard pressed to find two guys with a stronger competitive streak. Armed with the same first name, Richard Herrera and Richard Hardin like to call themselves 'The Riches'.

They hated each other's guts when they first made each other's acquaintance, while playing for opposing teams in an American Football League. It wasn't till two years ago that they finally hit it off and ever since then, they have never ceased trying to outdo each other from ball games to dance offs. With friends like these, who needs enemies?

Their friends compare them to a pro-wrestling tag team and Herrera sees joining The Amazing Race Asia as a way to prove themselves. "I'm a born winner and my partner Rich (Hardin) is a born second-placer. Thought it would be nice to take his sorry ass to the top at least once and give him that first taste of victory he's been longing for." There they go again, and spoken like a true WWE member.

The Amazing Race Asia 4

Race History

Richard & Richard's Race History
Episode	Leg	Destination(s)	Detour Choice (underlined)	Roadblock Performer	Placement	Notes
1	1	Malaysia	Flags / Rags	Herrera	2 of 10
2	2	Malaysia	Rapid Water / Rapid Fire	Hardin	2 of 10
3	3	Malaysia → Sri Lanka	Carry It / Count It	Hardin	6 of 9
4	4	Sri Lanka	Used Fast Forward		1 of 9►
5	5	Sri Lanka → Philippines	Jig / Pig	Herrera	2 of 8
6	6	Philippines → New Zealand	Plunge / Swing	Hardin	1 of 7
7	7	New Zealand → Australia	Pen / Pinot	Herrera	2 of 6
8	8	Australia	Bush Chucker / Bush Hunter	Hardin	2 of 6
9	9	Australia → Indonesia	Above / Beyond	Hardin	4 of 5
10	10	Indonesia → South Korea	Bow N' Arrow / Rock N' Roll	Herrera	2 of 4
11	11	South Korea → Singapore	Stay Up / Add Up	Herrera	1 of 3
				Average	2.27
Legend: The team finished in first place The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg The team that won The Amazing Race The team that crossed the Finish Line second The team that crossed the Finish Line third ► The team used the Fast Forward pass > The team used the Yield < Recipient of the Yield ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn

Post-Race

At the season finale party, Richard Hardin proposed to his girlfriend, who accepted.^[2]^[3]
Richard Herrera is currently a VJ of MTV Asia.

Trivia

Franchise Records

Richard & Richard are the first team that hitch-hiked (driven around in a private vehicle) to be asked to go back to the previous Route Marker rather than receive a penalty at the Pit Stop.
First team of US citizens to win a race outside the US version.
First team with the same first name to win (they would be followed by Tim & Tim)

Asia

First team representing the Philippines to win the race.
Highest racing average of a team who won the race, 2.27.
Currently the last all-male team to cross the Finish Line.

Other

Highest average placing team of the season at 2.27 and the only team with an average below 3.00.
Tied with Lani & Jess for most leg wins on The Amazing Race Asia 4, with 3 each.
Last all-male team standing in The Amazing Race Asia 4.

External links

Herrera's Wikipedia page: Richard Herrera

Interviews

Jerry Donato at The Philippine Star (12/14/2010): "The Riches' amazing ride of a lifetime"
PeP (01/06/2011): "Richard Hardin recalls experience at The Amazing Race Asia"
Greggy V. Vera Cruz at The Philippine Star (06/02/2011): "Richard Hardin and Richard Herrrera: Amazing Riches"