Once we completed and tied up all the “drop bags” we took them all into Fairbanks where the hardworking Yukon Quest volunteers helped Spencer unload them, laid them out checkpoint by checkpoint then tied colour coded tags on them to help quickly identify them. At the same time the team … Read More
Yesterday, Aliy and Spencer took most of the Quest/YQ300 potentials out to the White Mountains for a change of scene. Aliy took the Spot tracker with her and we thought you’d be interested in their route. The tracker route is showing only their homeward journey; point #13 is from the … Read More
Congratulations to Becky Pacas from California who has won this week’s Fan Club Draw. Becky is a fan of many of our dogs – on this occasion SISSY wins! Sissy really came into her own during the 2014 Iditarod and was running next to Mac during the storm at Safety. … Read More
Apart from getting the dogs and humans in shape, one of the next most important tasks in preparation for any race is planning and packing the checkpoint drop bags. These are the bags that go ahead of the mushers to the checkpoints with all their resupply stocks. Preparation can take … Read More
Hope you enjoy these two videos following the Black and Red Teams through the Copper Basin 300. Black Team Red Team
Spencer tells us about his Red & Black team: Lester – Not a super fast dog, but he’s a solid and efficient command leader with experience that made him a great “puppy team” leader. I knew that I could trust him to get the job done and I rarely took … Read More
To celebrate the Black Team’s fantastic win in the Copper Basin 300 we did a bonus draw for all the Fan Club members that are fans each individual Black Team member. Congratulations to Teresa Clark from California who is a fan of Schmoe! Teresa wins a Copper Basin 300 poster … Read More
On Wednesday evening, Aliy learned she was one of four recipients for the Alaska Sports Hall of Fame’s Directors’ Awards. Aliy was awarded the Trajan Langdon Award for Leadership, Sportsmanship and Inspiration. This award is for a person or group of people who have demonstrated leadership, integrity and sportsmanship during … Read More
Verizon Wireless has come to Alaska! And we are pleased to announce that they have become a new “Lead” sponsor for SP Kennel! That’s right – SP Kennel, Aliy and Allen are now partnering with Verizon in Alaska. Verizon was recently launched in the last Frontier and now provides 4G … Read More
Aliy gave me a dog-by-dog wrap up of her Red Team. She was understandably delighted with her team’s performance in finishing 6th. The Red Team in Meiers Lake checkpoint Waylon was Aliy’s steadiest dog from start to finish. He had a good attitude the whole time and enjoyed himself. He … Read More
