Caption: Alaska musher Hugh Neff arrives in Dawson City, the halfway point of the Yukon Quest sled dog race. Neff wins four ounces of gold f ...

MCCALL, Idaho — For the second year in a row, organizers are modifying the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge in Valley County due to less-than-favorable weather conditions. In 2026, the 100 and 300-mile races ...

Five Indigenous mushers and their dog teams are well into the first leg of the Iditarod. The 1,000-mile race got underway in Willow on Sunday, as mushers headed out onto a vast landscape, covered with ...

The Hiawatha Heritage Dog Sled Race will return to Engadine for its second year on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. This year's event expands to include an 80-mile professional race, a 30-mile intermediate race ...

Mar. 9—On the first full day of competition, Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race competitors were ascending the Alaska Range. By 4 p.m. Monday, a little more than 40 miles separated 2025 champion Jessie ...

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An Idaho sled dog race announced Monday it will end the event after several years of race cancellations and suspensions due to snow issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Idaho Sled Dog Challenge was ...

Mushers from across the United States and Canada gathered in Duluth for the 41st John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon. The event brought together 58 mushers, all eager to compete and share their love for ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — When 57 mushers lined up Sunday for the official start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, it was the second-smallest field in the past two decades. Only last year’s field of 52 ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Three contestants mushing through the final stretch of Alaska's famed Iditarod sled dog course two days after the winner crossed the finish line were rescued by ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Hundreds of barking dogs took over downtown Anchorage as the ceremonial start of the world’s most famous sled dog race got underway Saturday. As snow fell, fans lined up near the ...