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March 18, 2015

  • Top 5 at 5:06 PM CDT:  1-Dallas Seavey (bib 46), 2-Mitch Seavey (bib 18), 3-Aaron Burmeister (bib 63), 4-Jessie Royer (bib 3), Aliy Zirkle (bib 32).
  • Jim Lanier (bib #13) of Chugiak , Alaska, made the decision to scratch at the checkpoint in Unalakleet at 10:00 am AKDT. Jim had 14 dogs in harness.

March 17, 2015

  • Katherine Keith (bib #74) of Kotzebue , Alaska, made the decision to scratch at the checkpoint in Unalakleet at 9:35am AKDT. Katherine had 9 dogs in harness.
  • Jan Steves (bib #45) of Edmonds, Washington, made the decision to scratch at the checkpoint in Huslia at 8:00 am AKDT. Jan had 14 dogs in harness.

March 16, 2015

  • Top 5 at 6:30 AM CDT:  1-Dallas Seavey (bib 46), 2-Aaron Burmeister (bib 63), 3-Mitch Seavey (bib 18), 4-Aliy Zirkle (bib 32), and 5-Jessie Royer (bib 3).

March 15, 2015

  • Ellen Halverson (bib #35) of Wasilla, Alaska, made the decision to scratch at the checkpoint in Galena at 4:02 PM AKDT. Ellen had 9 dogs in harness.

March 14, 2015

  • Philip Walters (bib #51) of Eagle River, Alaska, made the decision to scratch at the checkpoint in Galena at 11:45PM AKDT. Phillip had 12 dogs in harness.
  • Top 5 at 4:09 PM CDT:  1-Aliy Zirkle (bib 32), 2-Jeff King (bib 59), 3-Mitch Seavey (bib 18), 4-Aaron Burmeister (bib 63), and 5-Dallas Seavey (bib 46).
  • Gerald Sousa (bib #44) of Talkeetna, Alaska, made the decision to scratch at the checkpoint in Galena at 10:00am AKDT with 13 dogs in harness.

March 13, 2015

  • Christine Roalofs (bib #62) of Anchorage, Alaska, made the decision to scratch at the checkpoint in Ruby at 11:10pm AKDT with 13 dogs in harness.

March 12, 2015

  • A 3-year-old male named Wyatt in the team of Lance Mackey, bib #30, died suddenly earlier this afternoon between Tanana and Ruby. March 12, 2015.  The cause of death is unknown.
  • Gwenn Bogart, (bib #14) of Wasilla, Alaska scratched at Tanana checkpoint, this morning at 11:28 am.

March 11, 2015

  • Zoya Denure, (bib #79) of Delta Junction, Alaska scratched at Tanana checkpoint, this morning at 11:10 am

March 10, 2015

  • Race Veteran Brent Sass from Eureka, Alaska, was disqualified from Iditarod XLIII earlier this evening in Tanana by Race Marshal Mark Nordman for a violation of rule 35; specifically for carrying a two-way communication device. Rule 35 reads as follows: Electronic Devices: No two-way communication device, including cell phones, shall be carried or used unless provided by ITC. Use of any electronic communication or tracking device shall not be permitted unless provided by the ITC. While a musher may carry a one-way emergency device such as an emergency locator transmitter (ELT), a Spot™, or other similar satellite tracking device, activation of any help or emergency signal, including accidental activation, will make a musher ineligible to continue and will result in an automatic withdrawal from the race. Night vision goggles are not allowed. Use of GPS is permitted.

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