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Mackey scratches, Berkowitz dog dies in Yukon Quest

A dog on Jake Berkowitz' team died, four-time champion Lance Mackey scratched and Allen Moore gained ground on leader Hugh Neff Thursday in the Yukon Quest.

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IDITAROD PHOTOS

2013 Iditarod: straw ready for the trail

Volunteers prepare bales of straw for the 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at the Air Land Transport warehouse Thursday morning, Feb. 7, 2013 in south Anchorage. About 40 volunteers packaged and palleted 1454 bales of Delta straw for shipping to race checkpoints, where mushers use the straw as bedding...
SLED DOG RACING

Iditarod volunteers are getting to work

Photo gallery: Noah Dudley and Erika Wiebener prepare and stack bales of straw for dog bedding in the 2013 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race at the Air Land Transport warehouse in South Anchorage on Thursday.
SLED DOG RACING

Quest leaders on pause in Dawson City

With Yukon Quest frontrunners Hugh Neff and Allen Moose poised to leave Dawson City early Thursday morning after a long layover in Dawson City, four-time Lance Mackey, down to seven dogs, is more than a day behind.
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Fluid in lungs killed Tustumena 200 dogs, says vet

The two dogs that died in the Tustumena 200 died from pulmonary edema, or fluid in the lungs, the race veterinarian said Tuesday, and there was no indication of musher misconduct.
SLED DOG RACING

Neff leads Quest mushers into Dawson

Hugh Neff led the way into Dawson City on Tuesday as frontrunners in the Yukon Quest reached the halfway point of the 950-mile race from Whitehorse to Fairbanks.
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Phillips nips Zirkle in Yukon Quest 300

While frontrunners in the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest prepared to make the run for Dawson City late Monday night, the shorter Yukon Quest 300 had a thrilling finish in Pelly Crossing, where Michelle Phillips beat Aliy Zirkle to the finish line by eight seconds.
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Weather isn't cooperating with mushers ahead of Iditarod

WILLOW, Alaska -- By 9:30 most mornings here in the world's unofficial dog-sledding capital, Luan Marques has harnessed 10 Alaskan huskies to his sled and shot off into the awakening woods for a training ride, his sights set on the famous Iditarod competition next month.
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Mitch Seavey wins Tustumena 200

Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion Mitch Seavey has done something he's never done before. He won the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race.
SLED DOG RACING

Neff, Moore battle for lead in Yukon Quest

Two Rivers musher Allen Moore took the lead briefly in the 1,000-mile Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race.
SLED DOG RACING

Moore, Mackey early leaders in a shorter Quest

With portions of American Summit impassable, the Yukon Quest on Saturday removed the mountain pass from this year's trail route, turning the thousand-mile race into a 950 miler.