Iditarod Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here’s a look at the Iditarod dogsled race. The event is named after the Iditarod Trail, an old mail and supply route, traveled by dogsleds from…
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5-time Iditarod champion Dallas Seavey kills and guts a moose that got entangled with his dog team
ANCHORAGEW, Alaska — A veteran musher had to kill a moose after it injured his dog shortly after the start of this year’s Iditarod, race officials said Monday.…
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Alaska’s Iditarod dogs get neon visibility harnesses after 5 were fatally hit while training
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Iditarod, the annual sled dog race celebrating Alaska’s official state sport, got underway Saturday with a new focus on safety after five dogs died…
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Iditarod co-founder’s grandson Ryan Redington wins dog race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Ryan Redington on Tuesday won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, bringing his six dogs off the Bering Sea ice to the finish line on…
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Defending champion leaves Iditarod race over health concerns
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Brent Sass, the defending Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion, withdrew from this year’s race on Saturday, citing concerns for his health. Sass scratched at…
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33 Iditarod sled dog race mushers to trek across Alaska
The race to Nome has 33 mushers — its smallest field ever — in this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska WILLOW, Alaska — The race…
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Alaska’s arduous Iditarod kicks off with ceremonial start
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Brent Sass was just miles from fulfilling his dream of winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska when vicious, 60-mph (96-kph) winds whipsawed…
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Brent Sass was just miles from fulfilling his dream of winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska when vicious, 60-mph (96-kph) winds whipsawed…
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“A little scary:” Iditarod begins with smallest field ever
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The second half-century for the world’s most famous sled dog race is getting off to a rough start. Only 33 mushers will participate in the…
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