Defending Iditarod champion Brent Sass leaves race over health concerns
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Defending Iditarod champion Brent Sass leaves race over health concerns

ByNews Polite

Brent Sass, the defending Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion, withdrew from this year’s race on Saturday, citing concerns for his health. Sass scratched at the Eagle Island checkpoint, a statement from the Iditarod said. Eagle Island is about 600 miles into the nearly 1,000-mile race. “He didn’t feel he could…