Eureka musher Brent Sass scored his fifth Yukon Quest win Wednesday night, crossing the Fairbanks finish line with his 12-dog team at 7:45 p.m.
Brent Sass at the finish of the Yukon Quest 550 on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2023.
Sass was led into Fairbanks by Slater and Pink, two brothers and veterans from his Iditarod champion team last year. The 7-year-old is nearing the end of his racing career, and Sass said he was trying to enjoy every moment he could with him, but he’s also excited about the future.“I’ve got like 13 of his sons and daughters right now, so I have high hopes for the future,” he said.
“The big thing for me was to keep the runs shorter, 50 to 60 miles and not do the big pushes between checkpoints,” he said in the finish chute, surrounded by handlers and supporters.For the win, Sass will take home $40,000, part of a $100,000 prize purse in this year’s Quest. The dog’s energy was especially impressive considering Otto had made the second to last run — 100 miles — from Two Rivers to Nenana without stopping to camp. Along the way, she slingshotted in front of some top teams, including Nic Petit and Wade Marrs. Otto played down the run, despite being the only musher to try the strategy.
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