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The most famous sled dog race is the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, an annual 1000-mile race across Alaska. It commemorates the 1925 serum run to Nome. The first idea for a commemorative sled dog race over the historically significant Iditarod Trail was conceived Dorothy Page, the chair of the Wasilla-Knik Centennial Committee. [6]
Pages in category "Dog sledding races" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * List of sled dog races;
Sled dog racing (sometimes termed dog sled racing) is a winter dog sport most popular in the Arctic regions of the United States, Canada, Russia, Greenland and some European countries. [1] It involves the timed competition of teams of sled dogs that pull a sled with the dog driver or musher standing on the runners.
The International Federation of Sleddog Sports (IFSS, International Federation of Sleddog Sports) is the global governing/sanctioning body of sleddog sports (Sled dog racing). [1] It represents 49 national sleddog sport federations and organizations that are overseen by the board and six continental directors. [citation needed]
The race's namesake is the Iditarod Trail, which was designated as one of the first four US National Historic Trails in 1978. [5] The trail, in turn, is named for the town of Iditarod, which was an Athabaskan village before becoming the center of the Inland Empire's [a] Iditarod Mining District in 1910, and then becoming a ghost town at the end of the local gold rush.
The race, commemorating a famed dog-sled relay to deliver diphtheria serum to Nome in 1925, has come a long way since it began in 1973 as a low-budget novelty event consisting entirely of amateur ...
The Pedigree State Stop Race is a stage stop sled dog race that takes place annually in the US States of Wyoming and Idaho. The race starts in Jackson, Wyoming and makes stops in Driggs, Idaho , and the following Wyoming cities: Alpine , Pinedale , Lander , Big Piney / Marbleton , Kemmerer , and Uinta , totaling 302 miles.
The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race; 0–9. 1925 serum run to Nome; 2005 Iditarod; 2006 Iditarod;