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Veteran Iditarod racer qualifies again under rookie rules

Associated Press

RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT AGE TO 78 - FILE - In this March 6, 2016, file photo, Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race veteran Jim Lanier gets help with protection from handler George McCann prior to the race in Willow, Alaska. Iditarod officials confirm in an email to The Associated Press they are not allowing 78-year-old musher Jim Lanier to race in 2020. Iditarod officials say they based their decision on observations the race marshal and judges made when Lanier scratched in 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Dinneen, File)

Musher denies Iditarod’s concerns over his dog care

By MARK THIESSEN - Associated Press

The Latest: Musher disputes reasons for race entry denial

Associated Press

Iditarod checkers Susanne Rieder and Michelle Keagle work in the cook area as they wait for mushers at the Finger Lake checkpoint during the 2014 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Sunday evening, March 2, 2014. (AP Photo/The Anchorage Daily News, Bob Hallinen) LOCAL TV OUT (KTUU-TV, KTVA-TV) LOCAL PRINT OUT (THE ANCHORAGE PRESS, THE ALASKA DISPATCH)

4 mushing vets scratch from Iditarod

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