Knudsen wins close-fought race at P.A. Winter Festival
Despite running without a full-strength team, Carl Knudsen managed to capture the top spot in the 10-dog sled races at the Prince Albert Winter Festival.
Knudsen finished the two weekend races with a total time of 1:23:18, just barely ahead of DJ Cantre and Danny Savic who claimed the second and third spots. The winning musher said he’s had issues with the race during previous years, but his 14 years of experience made the difference this time around.
“I’ve run it a couple times and I’ve had some bad luck before, but I had a good run this weekend,” Knudsen told paNOW.
Knudsen said he started the first leg of the race with eight dogs, and the second leg with just seven. As the racing season progresses, he said it’s often difficult to assemble a 10-dog team.