1. Brent Sass won the Yukon Quest in 2015,2019 and 2020 and 2023, and the Iditarod in 2022.
15 Facts About Brent Sass
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Brent Sass is well known for rescuing other mushers along the Yukon Quest trail throughout his dogsled racing career.
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In 2012, Brent Sass participated in his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and earned Rookie of the Year honors.
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In 2015, Brent Sass won the Yukon Quest in nine days, 12 hours, and 49 minutes.
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Brent Sass competed in the 2015 Iditarod, but his quest to become the second musher to win both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod in the same year fell short as he was disqualified from the Iditarod for possessing an iPod Touch during the race; the iPod Touch was deemed a prohibited two-way communications device due to its built-in Wi-Fi Internet connectivity feature.
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Brent Sass was in fifth place at the time of the disqualification.
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Brent Sass did not want to force his dogs to leave, fearing the decision would negatively impact his team.
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Brent Sass fed them, waited until they were ready, and took it slow to the finish line.
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Originally in 3rd place, he subsequently dropped to 20th place which resulted in Brent Sass losing $44,175 in prize money.
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In 2017 Brent Sass withdrew from the Yukon Quest 1000 mile race, at a checkpoint, he withdrew, prior to the race from the Iditarod.
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On March 15,2022, Brent Sass won the 2022 Iditarod.
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Brent Sass scratched from the 2023 Iditarod at the Eagle Island checkpoint.
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The Kuskokwim 300 asked Brent Sass to withdraw, and he did.
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The Yukon Quest declined to investigate and Brent Sass went on to win the 2024 Alaska 300 race in February.
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Brent Sass appeared in the first season of Ultimate Survival Alaska which aired in 2013.