Race Season
2020 K300 Features Finish Line Excitement, Pete Kaiser a Five-Time Winner
Bethel’s own Pete Kaiser has claimed his fifth Kuskokwim 300 victory in the last six years, crossing the finish line just after 8:45am yesterday. KNOM’s Davis Hovey reports: for Kaiser and many others, this year’s race ended up being more than just a typical K300. When Pete Kaiser completed another K300 in 1st place Sunday…
Read More19 Mushers, Ranging From 21 to 78 Years-Young, Set to Race 2020 Kuskokwim 300
The Kuskokwim 300 organization has released what could be the final list of mushers competing in this year’s race. Nine days from the start of the K300, race manager Paul Basile hesitates to say these 19 teams are finalized. “A couple have withdrawn over the last couple weeks mainly over concerns about the training they’ve been…
Read MoreRegular Entry Period Ends for 2020 Yukon Quest, Sass Looks for 2nd Win In a Row
The reigning Yukon Quest champion was among the 18 mushers who signed up for the 2020 sled dog race by Friday’s (Nov 29th) regular entry deadline. The Quest will accept 50 total mushers, but anyone entering between now and January 3rdmust pay an extra $500. According to Brent Sass, who won last year’s race in nine…
Read MorePete Kaiser Among First Mushers to Enter 2020 K300
Yesterday (Oct. 14th), a handful of mushers signed up for the 2020 Kuskokwim 300 on the opening day of registration. Among them, was four-time K300 winner and 2019 Iditarod champion, Pete Kaiser. According to race staff, the first four mushers to sign up yesterday were Dennis Kananowicz, Wade Marrs, Nicolas Petit, and K300 rookie Dave…
Read MoreRedington, a Rookie, Wins 2019 Kobuk 440
Ryan Redington claimed victory in the 2019 Kobuk 440 on Sunday morning, pulling into Kotzebue with six dogs in harness just after midnight. Redington is a veteran of sled dog mushing, but 2019 was his first year on the Kobuk 440 trail.
Read MorePetit, Redington Head-to-Head Through Kiana in Competitive Kobuk 440
It is stiff competition at the top of the Kobuk 440 pack this year. Race rookies are trying to snatch victory from the hands of last year’s champion, Nic Petit. KNOM’s Emily Hofstaedter reports from Kiana, where teams took a short rest before moving on to Ambler.
Read MoreReady, Set, Mush: 2019 Kobuk 440 Underway
Sixteen dog teams left Kotzebue at 12:30 this afternoon on a perfectly clear day to begin the Kobuk 440, the last mid-distance qualifier race of the season.
Read MoreFormer Champions Among Field for 2019 Kobuk 440
Only 16 mushers will compete in this year’s Kobuk 440 Sled Dog Race, starting from Kotzebue on Thursday afternoon.
Read MoreTrail’s End: More Tales from the 2019 Iditarod
As a final look back at the 2019 Iditarod, delve into a post-race interview with Pete Kaiser and finish-line interviews from the middle and back of the pack — all audio that wound up on the “cutting room floor.”
Read MoreWith Iditarod Finished, Race Season Continues with Kobuk 440
The 2019 Kobuk 440 starts in Kotzebue on April 4, a week earlier than normal. 18 mushers, including some fresh off of the Iditarod Trail, have signed up to compete.
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