Four in a Row for Mackey

February 20, 2008 | Tags: Dog Mushing, Lance Mackey, Yukon Quest

Lance Mackey cruised across the finish line in Whitehorse to win his fourth Yukon Quest in a row this morning. The Fairbanks musher was trailed by only fifteen minutes, as his nearest competitor, and next-door neighbor Ken Anderson made a remarkable finish to his rookie Quest in second place. The Fairbanks duo left much of the competition hours behind, making it a two-man race through the last few checkpoints. Both men will go on to race in the Iditarod, which begins in just nine days. Mackey was last year’s Iditarod winner, while Anderson finished seventh.

Read the official Quest site for more finish line details. You may also want to catch the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner story or the CBC piece on the Quest.