Roxy Wright wins Fur Rondy sled dog races

Roxy Wright took home top prize at the 2017 Fur Rendezvous World Sled Dog Championship races over the weekend.
The races take place over three days as competitors sprint a 25-mile loop through Anchorage, running a total of 75 miles.
This year’s championship had the largest prize purse ever of $100,000. In perspective, last year’s purse was only $25,000, but that year also suffered from a severe lack of snow, which forced race officials to shorten the race route and limit the run to a