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Wild and Free – 2019 Yukon Quest Champions!
On Monday 2/11 at 12:40pm AKST Brent and his team of 14 dogs passed the finish line in Fairbanks, first of 27 finishing teams! Team Wild and Free's official race time was 9 days, 2 hours, and 34 minutes. 2nd place musher Hans Gatt arrived at finish line 1 hour and 40...
The Wild and Free Team place 2nd in the 2019 Copper Basin 300
On January 14th the Wild and Free team finished in 2nd place at Copper Basin 300. Brent and dogs had an excellent race and Brent reported having fun on the trail. Big thanks to Mike Ellis from Team Tsuga Siberians for handling - amazing job out there! We are...
Brent Sass and the Main Race Team place 20th in the 2016 Iditarod
Brent Sass and the Wild and Free Team left Anchorage, Alaska Saturday morning at 11:06 AM for the ceremonial start of the 2016 Iditarod. Wearing bib #32, they left Willow, Alaska on Sunday morning at 3:00 PM to officially start the race. Throughout the race, Brent...
2nd place finish for Brent Sass and the Main Race Team in the 2016 Yukon Quest!
Wearing bib #9, Defending champions Brent Sass and the Wild and Free Main Race Team started the 2016 Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race in Fairbanks, Alaska on February 6th at 11:24 AM. Wearing bib #9 at the starting line, the team surrounded by fans,...
13th place finish in the 2016 YQ300 for Tim Muto and the Yearling Race Team
Wearing bib #67, Tim Muto and the Yearling Race Team finished 13th in the 2016 Yukon Quest 300. This completes an outstanding race season for Tim and the Yearling Race Team in which they also competed in the Copper Basin 300 and Two Rivers 200. Throughout the...
Tim Muto and the Wild and Free Yearling Race Team Finish the 2016 Two Rivers 200
Wearing bib #1, Tim Muto and the Yearling Race Team successfully finished the 2016 Two Rivers 200 in 20th place. The team continues to gain more and more experience at every checkpoint and from being around other dog teams, as Tim says "for being such a young dog...
Brent Sass and the Wild and Free Main Race Team take home 2nd place in the 2016 Kuskokwim 300
Brent Sass and the Wild and Free Main Race Team left Bethel, AK Friday evening wearing bib #11 to start the 2016 Kuskokwim 300. It was a race to the finish, with only 16 minutes seperating 1st and 3rd place. Brent crossed the finish line in Bethel just 8 minutes...
Tim Muto and the Wild and Free Yearling Race Team Finish the 2016 Copper Basin 300
Tim Muto lives and trains year round at the Salter Homestead on Joe Bush Creek in Eureka, AK with Wild and Free Musing. He and a rambunctious Yearling Race Team, drove into Glenallen early Tuesday morning to close out the 2016 Copper Basin 300. After 2 Days, 17 Hours...
Tim Muto is officially registered for the 2016 Copper Basin 300!
Tim Muto was the 28th entrant to the 2016 Copper Basin 300, one of the premier mid-distance sled dog races in Alaska. This years race is set to start January 10th. The race begins and ends in Glenallen, AK with checkpoints in Red Eagle Lodge, Meiers Lake, Sourdough,...
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2016
- March 16, 2016: https://www.alaskapublic.org/2016/03/16/an-emotional-brent-sass-finishes-iditarod-in-20th/
- March 5, 2016: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/mar/05/iditarod-sled-dog-race-dogs-sponsors-social-media
- February 16, 2016: https://www.adn.com/dog-mushing/article/177-miles-go-sass-regains-lead-yukon-quest/2016/02/14/
- February 15, 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU3FmBopYJY&annotation_id=54ca22cb-0000-2051-ab96-001a113d4b18&feature=iv&src_vid=0_LyHxhS0n0&app=desktop
- February 9, 2016: https://www.newsminer.com/mushing/sass-leads-by-hours-into-eagle-with-pair-of-fellow/article_8bf8a3b6-cf4c-11e5-8d6f-0bba014db55e.html
- February 8, 2016: https://www.newsminer.com/mushing/yukon_quest/roaring-onto-yukon-river-sass-retakes-quest-lead/article_a85c5328-ce51-11e5-b3fb-6f26bf7b474d.html
- February 6, 2016: https://www.newsminer.com/mushing/yukon_quest/with-miles-to-go-yukon-quest-teams-hit-the-trail/article_8573e7c4-cd0f-11e5-bf35-afc5de152f40.html
- February 3, 2016: https://www.whitehorsestar.com/Sports/with-heavy-heart-sass-seeks-to-defend-quest-title
- January 16, 2016: https://www.newsminer.com/mushing/brent-sass-leads-kuskokwim-fairbanks-brenda-mackey-scratches/article_ccc3a490-bcb9-11e5-b9f3-af94b68099ba.html
- January 15, 2016: https://www.alaskapublic.org/2016/01/15/musher-brent-sass-lead-dog-dies-days-before-k300/
- January 14, 2016: https://www.newsminer.com/mushing/yukon_quest/brent-sass-s-golden-harness-lead-dog-basin-dies/article_70531284-bb03-11e5-b824-2f079d071ff5.html
2015
- February 17, 2015: https://www.yukonquest.com/news/brent-sass-wins-2015-yukon-quest
- March 23, 2015: https://psmag.com/social-justice/stories-about-athletes-with-flawed-character-are-endless-but-what-about-those-who-exceed-our-expectations
- March 13, 2015: https://www.newsminer.com/mushing/iditarod/lessons-iditarod-mushers-learned-the-hard-way/article_240a53c6-c99e-11e4-8a8e-873cc1962c2c.html
- March 13, 2015: https://www.newsminer.com/opinion/editorials/sass-disqualification-too-harsh-iditarod-officials-punishment-didn-t-fit/article_3628b3da-c93b-11e4-8a8a-ff6525204240.html
- March 11, 2015: https://www.newsminer.com/mushing/iditarod/yukon-quest-champion-brent-sass-disqualified-from-iditarod/article_886c98c0-c7a9-11e4-94cb-e7fbd481aad5.html
- March 11, 2015: https://iditarod.com/104495/
- Macrh 11, 2015: https://www.adn.com/iditarod/article/sass-bemoans-his-stupid-mistake-prepares-mush-his-dog-team-home/2015/03/11/
- February 17, 2015: https://www.newsminer.com/mushing/yukon_quest/brent-sass-overcomes-missteps-to-win-yukon-quest/article_0c55126c-b688-11e4-b08e-f3550a81bd44.html?mode=jqm
- February 18, 2015: https://www.newsminer.com/opinion/editorials/quest-victory-all-about-attitude-sass-gets-first-win-by/article_19195ce4-b7c6-11e4-aaf9-1b1f08c17681.html
- February 21, 2015: https://www.newsminer.com/mushing/yukon_quest/mackey-sass-dominate-yukon-quest-awards-banquet-in-fairbanks/article_ed239158-ba6e-11e4-83c7-6bfb3f0003a2.html
- March 1, 2015: https://www.adn.com/dog-mushing/article/moving-winners-circle-means-moving-out-way-out-musher-brent-sass/2015/03/01/
2014
- February 5, 2014: Brent Sass’s Top 5 Yukon Quest Moments
- February 10, 2014: Musher Brent Sass says fatigue led to accident on Yukon Quest trail
- February 11, 2014: Brent Sass 2015 Yukon Quest Press Conference
- February 14, 2014: Musher Brent Sass bows out of Iditarod after head injury in Quest
2013
- January 30, 2013: The Quest in the Classroom
- February 11, 2013: Yukon Quest Musher Berkowitz runs into trouble on Eagle Summit
- February 11, 2013: Sass to the Rescue…Again
- February 12, 2013: Sass, Berkowitz Finish Yukon Quest in Third, Fourth
- September 30, 2013: Michigan Symposium Features Lewis & Sass
2012
- 2012: Musing Radio Presents Brent Sass
- March 15, 2012: Brent Sass wins Iditarod Rookie of the Year
- February 27, 2012: Silver’s Last Run
- February 11, 2012: On Yukon Quest trail, young Brent Sass takes aim at leaders
- January 15, 2012: Cold, snow and wind cancel Copper Basin 300 sled dog race
2011
- December 21, 2011: Sass, Berington capture rugged Gin Gin 200 sled dog race
- February 19, 2011: Yukon Quest honors its contestants at banquet
- February 14, 2011: Yukon Quest: Sass is a hilltop hero again; Neff’s lead holds
- February 12, 2011: Winter works against Yukon Quest mushers
- February 6, 2011: Sass first into Stepping Stone on Yukon Quest Trail
- January 9, 2011: Sass is first out of the gate in Copper Basin 300
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Wild and Free Mushing | Box 62 | Manley Hot Springs, AK 99756