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Who was the first woman to win the Iditarod?
Libby Riddles was the first woman to win the Iditarod, but Susan Butcher was close behind.
Who is the known as the mother of the iditarod?
susan butcher......?
What woman won the iditarod most times?
Susan Butcher
Female four time winner of Iditarod?
Susan Butcher
What woman have won the Iditarod?
Libby Riddles
What were Susan Butchers sled dogs names?
Susan Butcher's lead sled dog was named Granite. She was the first woman to win the Iditarod four out of five sequential years. She died on August 5, 2006, after a battle with cancer. The first Saturday of every March is Susan Butcher Day in Alaska.
Why are Susan Butcher and Libby Riddles important to Iditarod history?
Libby Riddles was the first woman to win the 1,160 mile Iditarod race in 1985. The next woman to win the Alaskan 16-team dog sled race was Susan Butcher. Her first victory was in the following year in 1986. She went on to win four more times in 1987, 1988, and 1990. In 1989, she came in second. Overall she finished in the top five, 12 times. In 2008, the Alaskan government posthumouslydeclared the first Saturday in March to be "Susan Butcher Day". This coincides with the annual starting day for the Iditarod. [Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iditarod_%28race%29 ]
What were the most Iditarod races won by a woman?
Susan Butcher won in 1986, 1987, 1988 and 1990.
Who in his career as a dog musher won the 1152 mile Iditarod Dogsled Race four times?
Susan Butcher, but she is a she.
Who is oldest person to win the Iditarod?
Jeff King was 50 years old when he won the 2006 Iditarod making him the oldest winner. The way the 2013 race is going, it looks like this record will be broken in the next couple days, possibly by Jeff himself.
Who is known as the mother the iditarod and why?
Dorthy Redington because she is the wife of Joe Redington Sr.
Who was the first woman to win the iditarod sled dog race?
The Iditarod received more attention outside of the state after the 1985 victory of Libby Riddles, a long shot who became the first woman to win the race. Susan Butcher became the second woman to win the race and went on to win three more years.
