Maquieira Posts Fastest Time in Day Two of International  Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race

Jackson, Wyoming—Hernan Maquieira from Argentina, posted the fastest time on Day Two of the International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR),  in 3:53:39. He averaged 13.4 miles per hour on the 53-mile course that departed from Bruce’s Bridge at Sinks Canyon outside Lander and traveled through the Wind River Mountains.

 Jacques Philip of Nenana, Alaska, came in second with  a time of 4:02:43.  Melanie Shirilla of Lincoln, Montana, came in third in 4:06:42.

Day Three begins Monday, January 31, at noon at Elk Ridge Lodge in the Upper Green River. Following the race, teams will camp out at Elk Ridge Lodge, then depart from there on Day Four, Tuesday, February 1, at 9:00 a.m. and race  a 33-mile stage to Pinedale.

Nineteen teams are competing in the 2005 IPSSSDR—the largest sled dog race in the lower 48 states. With its unique “Stage Stop” racing format, the race stops in a different community each night from January 28 through February 5, 2005, beginning in Jackson, then on to Lander, Pinedale, Alpine, Kemmerer/Diamondville, Evanston, and Lyman/Mountain View before arriving in Park City, Utah for the final stage and award ceremony on Feb. 5^th.

Pedigree® Food for Dogs is the title sponsor of the IPSSSDR. The Pedigree® brand actively supports a wide range of programs that promote responsible pet ownership and highlight the contributions dogs make to society.