NEWS RELEASE
Musher Jeff King to Race The Rondy World Championship Sled Dog Races
Anchorage, Alaska – September 4, 2009 – Four-time Iditarod winner, Jeff King, has confirmed that he will run in the Rondy World Championship Sled Dog Races beginning at noon on Feb. 26, 2010, in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. The races are part of the 75th Anniversary of Anchorage’s Fur Rendezvous festival.
King, who has excelled in the world of distance and stage races, will be picking up the pace considerably for the Rondy World Championship Sled Dog Races, a three-day series of sprint races often referred to as the NASCAR of mushing.
“Running the Rondy has long been a goal of mine,” said King. “It will be a welcome challenge, giving me the ultimate experience in sprint racing. I’m beyond excited and I’m shopping for spandex!”
King will take to the sled behind a team on loan from three-time Rondy World Champion, Canadian Blayne “Buddy” Streeper.
“I welcome Jeff to Rondy and look forward to having him run a Streeper Kennels team for his inaugural race,” said Streeper. “I’m also looking forward to this year. It’s my chance to become the only musher in history to win four consecutive titles.”
The Rondy World Championship Sled Dog Races are produced in a partnership between Greater Anchorage, Inc. and the Alaskan Sled Dog & Racing Association. Registration for the race will formally open on Nov. 1, 2009, and the race will boast a guaranteed minimum purse of $80,000.
For more information on Anchorage’s Fur Rendezvous log on to www.furrondy.net.
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CONTACTS
Susan Duck
Executive Director
Greater Anchorage, Inc.
Phone: (907) 351-9979
susan@furrondy.net
Shelly Wozniak
Public Relations Manager
Anchorage Convention & Vistiors Bueau
Phone: (907) 257-2361
swozniak@anchorage.net
