| Jeff King (mushing) |
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King moved to Alaska in 1975 and began racing in 1980. A successful Sled Dog racer, he won the Yukon Quest in 1989, and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in 1993, 1996, 1998, and most recently, in the 2006 Iditarod . Only three other mushers have won the Iditarod four times ( Martin Buser , Susan Butcher , Doug Swingley ), and only Rick Swenson has won it more often (five times). King was 50 years old when he won the 2006 Iditarod , which makes him the oldest musher to win the event St. George 2006, para. 2.. As of 2006, he has competed in 16 Iditarods. His "Idita-Rider" for the 2005 Iditarod was a child sponsored by the Make-a-Wish Foundation. King has also won many other sled dog races. He continues to race and has a kennel near the entrance of Denali National Park . NOTES REFERENCES
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