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Hugh Neff: Yukon Quest Victory A Redemption

  • February 15, 2012
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In a sport where winning is usually a matter of hours more than minutes, Hugh Neff defied that, winning his first Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race title, only 26 seconds in front of runner-up Allen Moore in the race’s closest finish ever.Neff was able to make up a 42-minute deficit coming out of Braeburn 100 miles away to defeat Moore, who led almost the entire second half of the race. Neff crossed the finish line at 4:14 a.m. Monday for a total time of 9 days, 16 hours and 5 minutes.Read more: http://newsminer.com/view/full_story/17523772/article-Hugh-Neff–Yukon-Quest-victory-a-redemption?instance=home_most_popular1

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