A musher can have a maximum of 15 dogs to start the Iditarod race. He must have a least 5 dogs in the harness at the end to officially finish. Dogs can be dropped for many reason such as injury, illness, and attitude issue.
the closets finish in the iditarod was in 1961, when two sleders where 2 seconds apart.
6 dogs at the finish
1978
Yes, drug testing is conducted and urine samples are collected at the start, finish and throughout the race.
The largest number of mushers to finish a race is 77.
it is declared by who wins it
Javier Lopez :)
Norman Vaughan
anchorage
8 months
The Burled Arch