Anchorage (AP)— A legendary dog sled racer returned from behind following a moose attack to win the tough, days-long race for an unprecedented sixth time.
Dallas Seavey's record-setting success late Tuesday was overshadowed by the deaths of three dogs in this year's legendary
Alaska wilderness endurance competition and renewed calls from an animal rights group to ban it.
FILE - Dallas Seavey (7) of Talkeetna, Alaska, pulls an auction winner 11 kilometers through Anchorage during the March 2, 2024, ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Seavey won a record sixth Iditarod on Tuesday, March 12, after killing a moose and getting a time penalty. (AP/Mark Thiessen, File)
FILE - Dallas Seavey (7) of Talkeetna, Alaska, pulls an auction winner 11 kilometers through Anchorage during the March 2, 2024, ceremonial start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Seavey won a record sixth Iditarod on Tuesday, March 12, after killing a moose and getting a time penalty. (AP/Mark Thiessen, File) © Associated P