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Richie ended up with a big nightmare bitch in heat... spent an extra 3:42 in Nulato and then had to return to drop two dogs... lots of dogs are going to fail to make Nome.

Darn, Richie dropped another dog.

Purely my opinion:
The Iditarod official decision to cower and bow to PETA fks, by lowering team size to 14 animals is a terrible decision.

It's actually tougher on the dogs as its harder on a smaller team later in the race. It hasnt reduced the percentage of dropped dogs.

New Iditarod CEO actually went to PETA headquarters, thinking he'd find common ground with extremists who hate our culture and use clandestine tactics to snuff out sponsors?

14 is too small, but I suspect number crunching on Rob's part made him believe it would save money, too.

If he can break trail all the way to Nome with just 12 dogs, AND keep the lead he will have earned it!

Caving to PETA should NOT be excused. I"d say they need a new CEO very possibly. Or rethink it for next year.

Listening to idiots with no vested interest or experience is STUPID

Pete just blew past a bunch of folks... he is looking like he wants it... bad!

The official site just gave me a bunch of old news and I only thought Pete had become a miracle worker!

the CEO of the Iditarod was very wrong in a agreeing with 14 dogs ,he should have told Peta: no for the best interest for the dogs health we are going to stay with 16 dogs or maybe let each musher go to 18 dogs even ? back to the race looks like the dog teams and mushers are working hard. old Mitch Seavey is hangin in there, Jesse Holmes is doing good but Thomas Waerner is still lead`n the pack. but its still just a little early to see what happens, i will say this Holmes himself is in extremely good shape and that just might give him an edge to finish strong. i just noticed Nicolas Petit is sneak`n up in the ranks ?

PETA is creating the issue they want. Less dogs means worse on the dogs so it makes the situation worse.

Kind of like ethanol. Burn more fuel for less mileage....

>>you are correct and the CEO of Iditarod should have said : for the health of this fine sled dog race we will stay with 16 dogs or maybe go to 18 dogs. but the CEO took the bait >hook ,line and sinker what a idiot ! and this fine dog sled race" IDITAROD" will suffer for it ,it burns my rearend when people don`t stand for what is right ! WTF ! the CEO of the Iditarod sounds like a snowflake voter ?

Richie's team lost the drive when the bitch in heat left them...

They absolutely dropped out of Drive and refused to run. Richie had to scratch for the first time ever and Pete wasted a bunch of time helping Richie motivate dogs that were having NO part of it...

anyway old Mitch Seavey is sneakin up in the standings ,show`n his grit to the younger mushers.

Once again you can't fool or fool with Mother Nature. That applies to SO many cases.

Top three are in White Mountain this am.

Waernet
Seavey
Royer

Thomas is in complete control with two gentle runs and over 5 hours in lead...

Looks like Brent Sass is having issues. he should have been into White Mountain long ago and since there is a mandatory 8 there everyone pushes as hard as possible to get there.

WHAT? But you guys said the dogs live for this??? Sounds like they are sick of being used and abused.

It’s time to end the idiotrod. Luckily it gets less and less publicity as the years go on. Once a few more boomers kick the bucket it will end. Only then will those dogs get the peace they desperately deserve!

#iditarodkillsdogs #thelastgreatshamefulrace

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Iditarod loses another major sponsor as Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram ends long partnership

One of the Iditarod’s top sponsors is dropping financial support, the second major sponsor with Alaska ties to sever relationships with the sled dog race this month.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles confirmed Monday that the Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram dealership will no longer sponsor the race. The dealership for 30 years has been one of the Iditarod’s principal partners and annually presents the race winner with a new pickup at the finish line in Nome.

A statement from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, or FCA, noted the parent company did not sponsor the Iditarod.

“Anchorage Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Center — an independently owned and operated dealership — had been a sponsor of the race. We understand and can confirm the dealership will no longer continue sponsoring the race. As such, FCA and the Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram logos will no longer be associated with the race,” the statement said.

Chuck Talksy, a spokesman for the Anchorage dealership, initially said it planned to sponsor the race again next year, finances permitting.

Later, when informed of Chrysler’s statement, he said, “That’s kind of news to us. As a franchisee, we are subject to various controls."


The announcement came as mushers are making the final push for Nome in this year’s race. The nearly 1,000-mile race started March 8 in Willow with 57 mushers.

Alaska Airlines, the Seattle-based airline that got its start decades ago in Alaska, earlier this month announced it was dropping its sponsorship of the race, which has been targeted by an animal rights group.

“We will address 2021 sponsorships after the conclusion of the race,” Iditarod CEO Rob Urbach said in an email. “Our mission is solely focused on executing a safe and healthy race, and look forward to welcoming race teams to Nome.”

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals was first to announce the departure of both Alaska Airlines and Chrysler as race sponsors. The group says the nearly 1,000-mile race across Alaska is cruel for the dogs.


PETA is the race’s biggest critic and has for years targeted sponsors. In Chrysler’s case, that includes more than a quarter-million emails from PETA supporters, television ads in the Detroit area and protesters dragging a sled filled with fake dead dogs around downtown Detroit, the organization said in a statement.

"After feeling some real pressure from PETA, Chrysler put the brakes on its connection with the Iditarod and is sending the message that dogs deserve better than being run to death for mushers' prize money,'' PETA Executive Vice President Tracy Reiman said in a statement. "Alaska Airlines has also withdrawn its sponsorship of this wretched race in which over 150 dogs have died, and we hope this year is the last year dogs will suffer in this way."

Alaska Airlines denied PETA had anything to do with its decision to drop sponsorship of the race after more than 40 years and instead said it was a change in the company’s corporate giving strategy.

this NRA LIFE MEMBER sure has enjoyed this years 1,000 mile Iditarod,dogs runnin hard ,really lookin good, mushers sure take care of their sled dogs well again this year.looks like Thomas Waerner will win the race , his dogs look real good, old Mitch Seavey still showin grit to the finish line again ! what a great well run safe dog sled race again ! TRUMP 2020 !

You're a dumbfvck and know nothing about the Iditarod. You ever been to the restart or watched the race live you liberal cuck? Yeah, I didn't think so.