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This Iditarod musher is racing with mostly rescue dogs from Alaska shelters
Justin Olnes’ team isn't leading the pack this year, but the musher says he’s on a mission to showcase all the talent and potential that was previously hidden away in Alaska’s shelters.
Tragedy Strikes in Alaska's Iditarod Race After Pregnant Dog Death
Officials with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race announced on Friday that a 4-year-old female collapsed on the trail and died, marking the first dog death in the 2025 race. Officials say the dog, Ventana,
The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever. Here’s a look at Iditarod, by the numbers
Thanks to a lack of snow, this year’s edition of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race needed a new route across the Alaska wilderness. The course change adds more than 100 mile.
Iditarod officials announce first dog death of this year’s race
A dog has died in 37 of the 53 editions of the famous sled dog race, which spans more than 1,000 miles in Alaska.
Pregnant dog on Iditarod rookie's team collapses and dies outside Galena, race says
A dog that collapsed and died Friday during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race turned out to be pregnant, race officials said. Race marshal Warren Palfrey said in a statement Friday that Ventana, a 4-year-old female on rookie musher Daniel Klein's team,
4-year-old Iditarod dog dies outside of Galena
A 4-year-old dog in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race collapsed and died Friday afternoon, according to race officials. It’s the first dog death of the 2025 race. In a statement, race officials said the dog,
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Jessie Holmes says he’s ‘caught up in the moment’ as he holds onto the Iditarod lead
Holmes and his 11 dogs were the first team into and out of Unalakleet Tuesday night, chased by Matt Hall and Paige Drobny.
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Iditarod update: Another rookie scratches, race for first place tightens
At least briefly, there's been a change atop the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race standings. One Interior musher, Matt Hall of Two Rivers, passed another, Jessie Holmes of Nenana, ...
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Duluthian is currently top rookie in Iditarod
Duluthian Emily Ford is currently the top rookie racing in the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. As of Tuesday morning, Ford ...
Look closer at the Iditarod, and ask why this cruelty survives
Charmed by survivalist grit of ‘The Last Great Race’? Then let’s get real about it.
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Mushing through ‘a frozen trench,’ Iditarod teams slog up and down the Yukon, with a finish still days away
Although Nenana musher Jessie Holmes has held a lead for the past few days, he is likely to be passed while he takes a ...
2025 Iditarod Dog Race Is Longer Than Ever Before Because of the Lack of Snow
This year’s Iditarod race, which began on Monday, March 3, will last a record distance of 1,128 miles, according to the ...
Rookie Iditarod musher Emily Ford of Duluth makes unexpected run
Yet, 582 miles and nearly seven days into the 1,000-plus-mile Iditarod across Alaska, the Duluth woman was the top rookie in ...
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Iditarod musher Brenda Mackey says she scratched after a dog emergency on the trail
Mackey described trying to care for a collapsed animal and doubling back to the Tanana checkpoint after requesting help, and ...
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Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event
The Iditarod has begun and promises to be like none before. Mushers began the world’s most famous sled dog race Monday, but ...
‘Leapfrogging them all the way to Nome,’ Iditarod fans follow the Iditarod by plane
UNALAKLEET, Alaska (KTUU) - For over a decade, Woodsen Saunders and his wife Danica, have been following the Iditarod by air, ...