The Iditarod Trail Committee’s governing board voted to disqualify musher Eddie Burke Jr. from this year’s race. Burke, 34, placed seventh in last year’s Iditarod, and was the Rookie of the Year. A ...

Eddie Burke Jr. with a headlamp that he left in a cabin earlier on the trail. It was returned by musher Matt Hall. (Lex Treinen/Alaska Public Media) A musher who was disqualified from the world’s most ...

The Iditarod has disqualified a musher from the upcoming running of the Last Great Race. A release from the Iditarod Trail Committee says the ITC board held an emergency meeting Monday and decided to ...

Anchorage musher Eddie Burke Jr. has withdrawn from the 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race following a week of back-and-forth over his eligibility. Burke announced his withdrawal Monday on Facebook, ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A musher who was disqualified from the world’s most famous sled dog race only to be reinstated days later has now officially withdrawn from this year’s Iditarod. Eddie Burke ...