Lance Mackey’s Larry is a mushing legend. The big gray Alaskan husky is the winningest lead dog in long distance racing history; he’s led Lance’s team to victory in seven 1,000 mile Yukon Quest and Iditarod races, and he has won three coveted Golden Harnesses.
Larry has been to Nome nine times, eight with Lance and once, [...]
The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner’s Joshua Armstrong captured all the fun and excitement of the Yukon Quest Awards Banquet in Whitehorse with his article, Yukon Quest wraps up this year’s race with awards:
Gatt’s possible retirement from the Quest and Iditarod was a hot topic of the night as mushers each took turns at the microphone.
“It would [...]
Check Point with Jon Little:
Hans Gatt has claimed his fourth Yukon Quest title in a convincing, record-smashing run that pitted him against the reigning four-time champion in an epic 450-mile “sprint” to the finish in which his dogs took just over 15 hours of rest in addition to the mandatory eight hours at Braeburn.
Mushers on [...]