Author Archives: Kaitlynn
Musher’s Info for Kearney 2025
We are less than one month away from the 31st year of racing in Kearney! We are Ontario’s largest sled dog race and with that comes lots of excitement and challenges. We want to make sure that everyone has all the information they could need to ensure your racing experience is positive. Before you […]
8 Dog Sled – The Good and the Bad
We want to provide a fulsome update on our trails, race rules, and mileage for the 8 dog class. So far we have 5 musher signed up to race! The committee and trail team made a valiant effort over the past few years to find a way to re-integrate a mid-distance style class. As most […]
New or New-ish Musher? This post is for you!
We have lots of novice mushers entering our race every year. We encourage and welcome all teams who want to dip their paws into competitive snow to come on out to Kearney. To help you be successful we’ve compiled some information to help you out! Our 2 Dog Sled class is divided between Open and […]
Gearing up for 2025! New Race Policies and Information
We are getting closer and closer to race time. Snow is in the air and fall training is quickly turning towards sledding season. As we gear up for racing time, we want to highlight a few new important notes for our competitors. Registration for the 2025 Kearney Dog Sled Races is NOW OPEN! RACE IS […]
Kearney Dog Sled Races 2024 Results
The official results from the 2024 race:
The Battle Against the Weather
Hello folks, The dog trails got a trial run this weekend on sleds and skis. A fantastic group of mushers who drove from near and far to try out the trails and give feedback on any critical “sticking points”. It was a beautiful day with a crisp, solid trail. Thank you to Jen Gastmeier, Ralph […]
KDSR 2024 Schedule Changes
What a winter we have had. Races all over the continent have had to cancel or alter their courses this year with such unseasonably warm weather. KDSR has faired well in comparison to many of the other races, but we have taken some hits and have been forced to make some changes to our race […]
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2024 RACE PURSE AND AWARDS BREAKDOWN We are so pleased to announce that our purse for mushers this year will be well over $12,000 in value thanks to our incredible sponsors and hard work by our race committee members. Our monetary purse for winners is a total of $8,000 broken down by Open Class and […]
2023 Final Race Results
Here are our finalized race results from 2023. We thank everyone who made our Covid 19 comeback race better than we could have ever hoped for. It was a blast. Best of luck next year! SPECIAL AWARDS: Sportsmanship Award: Susa Leffler Dog Care Excellence: Charity Cox
Dog Sled Races are BACK!
We as a race committee are SO excited to welcome dogs, mushers, and spectators back to the little town of Kearney for some exciting racing in the snow. We are truly blessed with endless love and support from this town and local businesses from near and far. Our races are fast approaching – just a […]