Brookfield, MA Teen to Compete in 2012 Junior Iditarod
The Vitello family is loading up for one of their last days of training before 14-year-old Bailey takes off on a cross-country journey to the Junior Iditarod.Read more here: http://www.necn.com/12/29/11/Brookfield-Mass-teen-to-compete-in-2012-/landing_newengland.html?blockID=621378&feedID=4206
Kearney Dogsled Purse Hits Record High in 2012
Behind the sled of a team of dogs careening down the trails at the Kearney Dog Sled Races is the place to be this February if you want to bring home the dough. “We have the highest paid purse in Ontario,” said dogsled committee chair Lisa Houliston. “This year sponsorship…
Colorado’s Stagecoach State Park Hosts Dog Sled Race
Stagecoach State Park will host a new dog sled race, sponsored by the Stagecoach Property Owner’s Association and the Colorado Mountain Mushers, on Jan. 7 and Jan. 8, 2012. Approximately 20 dog sled and skijoring teams will be racing an 8-mile or 4-mile track around the reservoir. Read more: http://www.outdoorhub.com/news/colorados-stagecoach-state-park-hosts-dog-sled-race/#ixzz1hvfxRnar
Voyageurs Classic dog sled races cancelled
On Monday, the Voyageurs Classic dog sled races in north-central Minnesota were canceled. The races were scheduled to begin Jan. 6 in Northome, but organizers decided against betting on a last-minute snowfall.Read more here: http://brainerddispatch.com/outdoors/2011-12-28/voyageurs-classic-dog-sled-races-cancelled#.Tvvyld2BVX8
Alaska’s New Sled Dog Race: Paul Johnson 450
According to Nome’s KNOM-Radio (via APRN), the Norton Sound Sled Dog Club in Unalakleet is preparing to inaugurate Western Alaska’s newest mushing race this February, and it hopes the event will become annual.Read more here: http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/alaska-mushings-new-race-paul-johnson-memorial-450
Streeper takes sled dog race victory
Blayne “Buddy” Streeper didn’t win either heat but his team was fast enough both days to capture the overall victory in the weekend’s Alaska Excursion 120, a sled-dog that ended Sunday after the second of two 43-mile heats. Streeper was second each day to finished with a two-day total time…
Jeff King may be getting old, but he’s still got speed
Craig Medred | Dec 19, 2011The King just might be back, or at least the new dog team of once-retired, four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champ Jeff King is showing first-rate early season form.The Denali Park musher’s dogs handled the field of the Sheep Mountain 150 over the weekend….
Sheep Mountain 150 Results
1. Jeff King2. Aliy Zirkle3. Richie Diehl4. Jake Berkowitz5. Judy Curriermore info here:http://gomush.com/SheepMountain150.html
Mushers Hit the Trails in West Yellowstone
Some 39 mushers from across the northern Rockies sped away from the starting line for the West Yellowstone sled dog races on Saturday morning.Read more here: http://www.kxlf.com/news/mushers-hit-the-trails-in-west-yellowstone/
Redington Leads Streeper in Alaska Excursions 120
Ryan Redington claimed a healthy lead over Blayne “Buddy” Streeper on the first day of racing in the Alaska Excursion, a two-day sled-dog race in Willow.Read more: http://www.adn.com/2011/12/17/2223160/redington-leads-streeper-in-willow.html#ixzz1gsy1dL5H