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Archive Home > 2003 > June > 07 > Redmond teen kept out of sled dog race

Redmond teen kept out of sled dog race

Iditarod board votes to block legally blind racer from competition

By Chris Barker / The Bulletin
June 7, 2003

The Iditarod Trails Committee on Friday shelved a proposal that could have allowed legally blind sled dog racer Rachael Scdoris of Redmond to compete in the 2004 event with the help of spotters on snowmobiles.

At a meeting in Anchorage, the committee voted to postpone indefinitely a rule that....

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