Wienerschnitzel Wiener Nationals hosted each July at the Los Alamitos Race Course benefit a local animal shelter.

A dog has died in 37 of the 53 editions of the famous sled dog race, which spans more than 1,000 miles in Alaska. Accessibility statement Skip to main content. Democracy Dies in Darkness.

Dog teams were supplanted by snowmobiles in the 1960s, but interest was growing to honor Alaska’s traditions as the 100th anniversary of its purchase by the U.S. from Russia neared in 1967.