Alaska musher Allen Moore wins 2014 Yukon Quest (Yahoo Sports)

[ASFN Admin]

Alaska musher Allen Moore won his second consecutive Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Monday, hours after seeing an injured competitor off to the hospital. The 56-year-old from Two Rivers crossed the finish line at Takhini Hot Springs near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, at 2:12 a.m. Alaska time, according to the race's website. Hugh Neff finished second, crossing the finish line late Monday morning. Moore was running a close race with Eureka musher Brent Sass until Sunday, when Sass fell while traveling toward the Braeburn checkpoint and suffered a head injury.

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