Black Team 12:15am local time Allen and 11 of his eventual 14 left the start line in Whitehorse. He left with Junior and Commando in lead, Dutch and Amber in swing, Spark and Nomex, Rodney is running the first leg on his own, Iron and Bruno then little wheel dogs … Read More
Aliy will be starting with 11 dogs from Whitehorse later today. She has seven Quest rookies! Tiny Lydia and rookie Cayenne will be the main leaders backed up by experienced Mismo and Quest Champ Chena if their leadership skills are required. Coffee litter siblings and rookies Sanka, Decaf and Perky … Read More
Allen goes into this race as defending champion with ten of the same dogs he started and finished with last year. Commando and Dutch return to defend their Golden Harness award, brothers Spark, Nomex and sister Violet return also. Junior is back after having a litter of pups during the … Read More
Friday started early for the handlers by giving breakfast to the dogs and stretching legs. They are getting more and more sassy as the clock ticks by and they will be rearing to go by tomorrow (the dogs, not the humans – although in saying that the humans are pretty … Read More
What happened today? The dogs, Aliy, Karolyn and Mark set off from the kennel early and travelled the Alaska Highway to Whitehorse. It’s a 12 hour drive plus a stop to feed the humans and dogs along the way. When Allen and Moira drove over on Tuesday night / Wednesday … Read More
The Meet the Mushers event is always a fun, casual time for supporters and fans to meet their favourite mushers, and for the mushers to catch up with each other. Plenty of banter and advice flowed up and down the table but I think all are ready to get out … Read More
Time for another Dog Fan Club draw! Congratulations to Naomi and Anny who are a fans of Sanka. Thanks so very much for joining Sanka’s Dog Fan Club and supporting SP Kennel. Sanka is a gorgeous smaller gal with large ears and a sweet disposition. She’s had a fantastic season … Read More
It’s less than a week before teams take off from Whitehorse so the kennel is in full swing with final preparations. Last Saturday the crew took all the drop bags for both races to Summit Logistics where the logistics team will transport them to the checkpoints ready for the teams … Read More
Due to low snow conditions and unstable ice formation on the rivers in the Yukon there have been significant changes to the routing for both the Yukon Quest and the Quest 300. See attached press release here and here (click on red links). This is an ever-changing situation and could … Read More
The team is on the way home to the kennel as I type, after another successful CB300 campaign. This was Allen’s 16th running of the race and his enthusiasm and enjoyment of the race hasn’t diminished. This evening was the Finishers’ Banquet and Prizegiving in Glennallen where all the mushers … Read More
