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WHITEHORSE — A dog has died while competing in the gruelling, 1,600-kilometre Yukon Quest sled-dog race from Whitehorse to Fairbanks, Alaska. Competitor Yuka Honda, who is racing for Japan, reached Dawson City early Thursday and reported her six-year...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska kicks off this weekend as usual, after warm winter weather nearly prompted officials to move the start hundreds of kilometres north to Fairbanks for the first time in a decade....

Jake Berkowitz of Big Lake, Alaska, drives his dog team along Campbell Air Strip near the end of the ceremonial start of the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday, March 1, 2014, in Anchorage, Alaska. CREDIT: AP Photo/Dan Joling The Iditarod...

December 3, 2012 Destination No Comments  Print  Email On Feb. 2, 2013, adult to 50 mushers and their dog teams will embark on a 30th running of a 1,000-mile Yukon Quest competition from Fairbanks to Whitehorse, Yukon.  During a 2013 race, … read more...

Trailbreakers are busy packing and clearing the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race trail. There are no major changes planned for the route this year. This will be one of the busier years on the Alaska side of the trail, where dog teams are likely...