Iditarod sign-ups start Saturday among changing rules
Published Friday, June 27, 2008
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Stumble It!ANCHORAGE -- It's sign-up time for mushers wanting to participate in the 2009 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
The entry fee for next year's race will be $4,000 - a $1,000 jump from this year's event and more than double the $1,860 fee for the previous year.
Another change is a smaller guaranteed purse - $660,000 compared to this year's total take of $935,000. The winner, however, will still get $69,000 and a new pickup.
Race organizers also are limiting the competitive field to 100 teams.
Race organizers blame the changes on climbing expenses, most notably those linked to soaring energy costs.
Sign-ups in person begin at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, June 28, at race headquarters in Wasilla. A volunteer appreciation picnic is scheduled to begin there at noon.
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