Yukon Meat and Sausage Race Day – August 14th, 2011
Another great day for dogs and drivers alike at this past Sundays (Aug 14th,2011) DPSAY Hot Hounds Event. The excess of rainy weather we have had lately in the Whitehorse area decided to hold off long enough for the eager dog drivers and dogs to compete, and the cooler temperature that evening provided some excellent conditions for a summer dog race.
The Yukon Meat and Sausage Race day saw 20 competitors bring their dogs out to field 36 entrants across 4 events. This past Sunday’s event saw some new faces and many DPSAY regulars – and the competition was stiff, in the 1mile – 1 dog and the 2mile – 2 dog events. In the 1 mile – 1 dog event only 42 seconds separated the 1st place finisher from the 5th place finisher and in the 2mile – 2 dog there was only a 52 second difference between the 1st place and 5th place.
Following the race everyone gathered around the fire pit at host Alex Rochat’s place to eat some delicious hot dogs (provided by our host) and share some other excellent food brought by the competitors. Once everyone had settled down a little from the excitement of the races, the spectators and competitors gathered for the awards presentation. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers in each event were awarded gift certificates that were generously donated by Yukon Meat and Sausage (The Deli) and additional prizes from our other prize sponsors (Icy Waters Arctic Charr, Yukon Honda, Muktuk Adventures and Cadence Cycle) were awarded to other finishing competitors.
Pet Dog
1. Jonathan Lucas 7min 29sec
2. Alex Rochat 7min 31sec
3. Janet Keller 12min 14sec
Canicross
1. Stefan Wackerhagen 8min 15sec
2. Amelie Janin 9min 28sec
3. Oliver Barker 10min 19sec
4. Megan Routley 10min 30sec
5. Jessica Heath 11min 19sec
6. Juliette Bastide 12min 20sec
7. Marcelle Fresineau 13min 00sec
8. Barb Anderson 13min 20sec
9. Janet Keller 13min 37sec
1 Mile – 1 Dog
1. Stefan Wackerhagen 5min 11sec
2. Cynthia Corriveau 5min 15sec
3. Darryl Sheepway 5min 17sec
4. Thomas Camp 5min 51sec
5. Fabian Schmitz 5min 53sec
6. Alex Rochat 6min 04sec
7. Claudia Wickert 6min 11sec
8. Deb Knight 7min 15sec
9. Gaetan Pierrard 7min 36sec
10. Marcelle Fresineau 9min 01sec
11. Janet Keller 9min 25sec
12. Amelie Janin 10min 23sec
2 Mile – 2 Dog
1. Cynthia Corriveau 13min 58sec
2. Alex Rochat 14min 00sec
3. Stefan Wackerhagen 14min 05sec
4. Darryl Sheepway 14min 22sec
5. David Mason 14min 50sec
6. Fabian Schmitz 15min 11sec
7. Jonathan Lucas 15min 20sec
8. Jean-Marc Champeval 16min 18sec
9. Barb Anderson 16min 35sec
10. Claudia Wickert 17min 18sec
11. Deb Knight 18min 27sec
12. Janet Keller 23min 43sec
Dog Powered Sports Association of the Yukon 