Famous+Races+and+Mushers

Famous Races **__Name of Race__ ................................................................__Where it Takes Place __** 1) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race...................................Anchorage, Alaska to Nome, Alaska 2) Yukon Quest..............................................................Fairbanks, Alaska to Whitehorse, Canada  3) John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon......................Duluth, Minnesota   Famous Mushers  **__ Today __**  1) Lance Mackey...................................Winner of the Iditarod 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010  2) Hugh Neff..........................................Raced for many years, in many races in each year  3) Rick Swenson....................................Raced the Iditarod the most times, and won the most times (5 times)  4) Jeff King..............................................Won 4 Iditarods, and a Yukon Quest __**Past **__ 1) Joe Redington Sr. ............................."Father of the Iditarod" Got the Iditarod sta rted with Dorothy Page 2) Dick Walmarth..................................Won the first Iditarod  3) Dick Mackey......................................Father of the current Iditarod champion, Lance Mackey, and has won by a tiny bit in the past  <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">4) Mary Schields....................................First woman to finnish the Iditarod  <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">5) Libby Riddles....................................First woman to win the Iditarod  <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 120%;">6) Susan Butcher.....................................Most winning woman of the Iditarod, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 19990 Back