Browning, King Race for Second as Petit Pushes On
![Ellen King in Ambler on the 2018 Kobuk 440 trail (Photo: Zoe Grueskin, KNOM)](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018-04-13-10.01.10-e1523744190543-1200x900.jpg)
Veteran Tony Browning is the musher with the most Kobuk 440s under his belt, while relative newbie Ellen King is only racing her second.
Two Generations of Kings Racing Kobuk 440: One By Dog Sled, One By Snowmachine
![Jeff King at the Anchorage Ceremonial Start](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/jeff-king-ceremonial.jpg)
Both Jeff King and Ellen King arrived into Ambler on Friday morning. The elder King isn’t competing this year, but he’s been following his daughter on snowmachine. Ellen was the fourth out of 16 mushers to reach the 2018 Kobuk 440 checkpoint.
For Iditarod’s “Old Guard,” New Vantage Points, Whether On the Trail or Off It
![Seen from afar, Jeff King mushing into Kaltag.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/20170312-ZH-Jeff-King-mushing-into-Kaltag-1200x800.jpg)
“I need sleep now (that) I didn’t used to need,” Jeff King said this year in Unalakleet. As younger mushers like Joar Ulsom push to Nome, Iditarod titans of years past, like King, are viewing the Iditarod trail from new perspectives.
Historic 2018 Kuskokwim 300 Complete; Kaiser Claims 4th Straight Win
![Musher in heavy parka with fur ruff hugs sled dogs under finish line of the Kuskokwim 300 in Bethel, Alaska.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Pete-Kaiser-at-2018-Kuskokwim-300-Finish-Line-Bethel-Alaska-Katie-Basile-KYUK-Radio-1200x801.jpg)
Kaiser has won his fourth straight K300 sled dog race, making him the only musher in the race’s history to do so. Kaiser arrived into Bethel yesterday morning, crossing the finish line around 9am. 18 mushers started the race in Bethel but six of them scratched before completing the two, 150-mile laps.
Iditarod to Develop Kennel Management Program
![Aliy Zirkle, mushing into Unalakleet](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-08-iditarod-unk-1-14-1216px-1200x800.jpg)
The Iditarod Trail Committee (ITC) announced last week that it’s working on a formal kennel management program to be put in place next year.
After One Month of K300 Registrations, Roster Half Full for 2018
![Pete Kaiser and his dog team approach the 2017 Kuskokwim 300 finish line](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2017K300Win-4.jpg)
Registration for the 2018 Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race has been open for a month, and so far, 13 mushers are signed up to compete. Among those on the list is last year’s champion, Pete Kaiser of Bethel, who has won the last three K300’s.
Ten New Faces Competing In Iditarod 2018; 52 Mushers Already Signed Up
![Tara Cicatello at the K300 finish. Photo: Ben Matheson, KYUK.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/IMG_6917-1200x801.jpg)
Recognizable names on the Iditarod 2018 roster include last year’s champ, Mitch Seavey, as well as his son, Dallas. First-time registrants include former Nome resident Tara Cicatello.
2017 Kobuk 440 Starts Today
![Racers At The Starting Line of the 2016 Kobuk 440 Photo: Emily Schwing, KNOM.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/image2-2432px.jpg)
Kobuk 440 race coordinator Carmen Daggett says the first teams are expected to cross the finish line in Kotzebue sometime late Sunday or early Monday.
Iditarod: a red-letter year
![Dog team, Iditarod 2014 start](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014-03-01-iditarod-cerem-start-187-1216px-1200x800.jpg)
As part of our April 2014 newsletter, take a look back at an incredible, exceptional Iditarod: both for our radio mission and for the Last Great Race itself.