Hugh Neff Arrives in Rohn in Iditarod 44

Hugh Neff – seen here on Saturday – is racing at the front of Iditarod 44. (Photo by Ben Matheson / Alaska Public Media)
Yukon Quest champion Hugh Neff is the first musher into the Rohn checkpoint, arriving at 3:57 with all 16 dogs. As of 5:00 Monday afternoon, 20 mushers have followed him out of the Rainy Pass checkpoint en route to Rohn.
Behind Neff were Noah Burmeister, Paul Gebhardt, and Jason Mackey. Nicholas Petit spent six hours resting in Rainy Pass after his marathon ov