Anny Malo of Quebec, Canada solidified her lead today by winning stage five of the Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race. Malo has won three of five stages and is now in a position where the race is hers to win. Malo has run a very smart race and seems to be on cruise control with a dog team that eats up trail miles with gleeful ease. With two more race stages remaining, Malo sits on a 14-minute lead over her closest competitor. A 2021 championship would be her third straight in as many years as a Stage Stop competitor.

Mushers compete in Driggs, Idaho on Friday in stage six and again on Saturday in Teton County, Wyoming for the seventh and final stage.

February 3, 2021 Finish order:

1 - Anny Malo 2:21:03
2 - Érick Laforce 1:56:37
3 - JR Anderson 2:00:50
4 - Lina Streeper 2:01:34
5 - Diane Marquis 2:03:15
6 - Maria Torgerson 2:03:59
7 - Alix Crittenden 2:06:01
8 - Elliot Rivest 2:06:43
9 - Thad McCracken 2:10:31
10 - Jake Robinson 2:19:10
11 - Ryan Beaber 2:20:05
12 - Austin Forney 2:20:48
13 - Bruce Magnusson 2:21:08
14 - Rafael Nelson 2:22:57
15 - Guy Girard 2:23:02
16 - Doug Butler 2:26:46
17 - Ed Steilstra 2:30:24
18 - Tim Thiessen 2:31:14
19 - Randy Dekuiper 2:31:41
20 - Laura Neese 2:35:53
21 - Gwenn Bogart 2:40:47
22 - Ben Barrett 2:55:42
23 - Chris Adkins 2:57:34

From Lander we travel to Driggs, Idaho:

February 4th —Travel Day —
February 5th — Stage Six - Driggs, Idaho
February 6th — Stage Seven - Teton County, Wyoming

With a total combined payout of $165,000, the Pedigree Stage Race offers the largest purse in the lower 48, and draws many of the top teams from the United States and Canada.

In conjunction with Angelos Media, the Stage Stop race will be posting daily video updates as well as race commentary, photography, and daily results.

As part of the race organization’s comprehensive COVID plan, spectators are not being encouraged at any of the venues. Instead, local as well as global race fans can enjoy extensive race coverage online at www.wyomingstagestop.org or on Facebook.