Iditarod, Alaska and Pregnant

Tragedy Strikes in Alaska's Iditarod Race After Pregnant Dog Death
Officials with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race announced on Friday that a 4-year-old female collapsed on the trail and died, marking the first dog death in the 2025 race. Officials say the dog, Ventana,
This Iditarod musher is racing with mostly rescue dogs from Alaska shelters
Justin Olnes’ team isn't leading the pack this year, but the musher says he’s on a mission to showcase all the talent and potential that was previously hidden away in Alaska’s shelters.
Pregnant dog on Iditarod rookie's team collapses and dies outside Galena, race says
A dog that collapsed and died Friday during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race turned out to be pregnant, race officials said. Race marshal Warren Palfrey said in a statement Friday that Ventana, a 4-year-old female on rookie musher Daniel Klein's team,
The world’s most famous sled dog race is longer than ever. Here’s a look at Iditarod, by the numbers
Thanks to a lack of snow, this year’s edition of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race needed a new route across the Alaska wilderness. The course change adds more than 100 mile.
Iditarod officials announce first dog death of this year’s race
A dog has died in 37 of the 53 editions of the famous sled dog race, which spans more than 1,000 miles in Alaska.
4-year-old Iditarod dog dies outside of Galena
A 4-year-old dog in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race collapsed and died Friday afternoon, according to race officials. It’s the first dog death of the 2025 race. In a statement, race officials said the dog,
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Iditarod’s new Burled Arch arrives on Nome’s Front Street
With just days to spare, the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race’s new Burled Arch has arrived in Nome as the town anxiously awaits ...
A musher presses emergency beacon, Iditarod officials say they didn’t receive it
While awaiting mushers in Unalakleet on Monday, the AKNS Iditarod crew of Jordan, Tyler and Georgina took part in the town's most appetizing tradition. A new bill currently being discussed within The ...
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Duluthian is currently top rookie in Iditarod
Duluthian Emily Ford is currently the top rookie racing in the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. As of Tuesday morning, Ford ...
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Mushing through ‘a frozen trench,’ Iditarod teams slog up and down the Yukon, with a finish still days away
Although Nenana musher Jessie Holmes has held a lead for the past few days, he is likely to be passed while he takes a ...
Look closer at the Iditarod, and ask why this cruelty survives
Charmed by survivalist grit of ‘The Last Great Race’? Then let’s get real about it.
Rookie Iditarod musher Emily Ford of Duluth makes unexpected run
Yet, 582 miles and nearly seven days into the 1,000-plus-mile Iditarod across Alaska, the Duluth woman was the top rookie in ...
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Iditarod musher Brenda Mackey says she scratched after a dog emergency on the trail
Mackey described trying to care for a collapsed animal and doubling back to the Tanana checkpoint after requesting help, and ...
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Mushers begin rugged Iditarod race after lack of snow forces major changes to iconic Alaska event
The Iditarod has begun and promises to be like none before. Mushers began the world’s most famous sled dog race Monday, but ...
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2025 Iditarod Race Live Blog
Hundreds of dogs, 33 mushers, and thousands of onlookers are gathering along the trail of the 53rd Iditarod this year. The ...