Through North Pole Dog Drop Both Aliy and Allen have passed through the North Pole Dog Drop, 33 miles down the trail from Fairbanks. I didn’t get an exact time that they went through, however it was right around 8:40pm. All of the teams passed through the checkpoint within a … Read More
THEY’RE OFF! The Yukon Quest 300 started on the Chena River in downtown Fairbanks one hour ago. Aliy departed in the first position at 5 PM AST. Allen followed, in 7th position, 12 minutes later. A total of 9 teams started the race under crystal clear skies with temperatures hovering … Read More
PRE RACE UPDATE The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race began this morning, leaving Fairbanks at a pleasant -25 degrees below zero, on a 1000 mile trek through the mail trails of Gold Rush Alaska and Yukon Territory to finish in Whitehorse, Canada. Twenty four teams will be competing in … Read More
With the Yukon Quest and the Yukon Quest 300 in the immediate future, Two Rivers and Interior Alaska plunges into a week of 40 to 50 below temperatures. Reports from near Circle and Central, Alaska (checkpoints on both races) are -65 below zero on the river. Randy Chappel arrived in … Read More
This season, Bridgett Moore Watkins, Allen’s daughter, has become an indispensable member of the SP Kennel team. Bridgett grew up in Fairbanks, went to Arkansas to become an R.N., then returned to Alaska in late 2006. Bridgett and her husband, Scotty, settled in Nome, Alaska, on the Bering Sea. She … Read More
SP Kennel takes 1st and 4th in the Tustumena 100 race early this morning. Allen brought 20 of the dogs down south on Thursday and meet his daughter Bridgett in Anchorage on the way to the Kenai for the Tustumena races. Bridgett and her husband Scotty flew in from Nome … Read More
A slight change of plans will have Allen and Bridgett running in the Tustumena 100 instead of the 200. This is a 100 mile race with 10 dogs per team. It begins on Saturday around 4pm AST. We will post the results as we get them.
Aliy takes second in Two Rivers 100 miler! Aliy took a mix of yearlings and two year olds on the Solstice 100 this past Saturday, January 19. They were the group of dogs that didn’t go on either team for the Copper Basin. The race does a 50 mile loop … Read More
We spoke to both Allen and Aliy last night after they warmed up and had a bite to eat. Our Champion told us the story of his catching Sigrid. Apparently the trail markers were difficult to discern at one particular turn. Both Sigrid and Allen took the wrong turn, but … Read More
Per the CB 300 website, Sigrid Ekran found her way to the finish line in 4th position. Brent Sass finished in 5th. Check the website for official times. Aliy just finished in 6th place with 9 dogs in excellent condition. She crossed the finish line at about 4:20 PM AST. … Read More
