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Sprint musher Kourosh Partow sets pace at Earl Norris Open

By Anchorage Daily News
Updated: February 1, 2021 Published: February 1, 2021

Musher Kourosh Partow and his dog team sprint down the trail en route to winning the Earl Norris Open at Tozier Track in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Kourosh Partow and a team of 10 sled dogs made quick work of things on a cold, clear Sunday to take a decisive open-class victory in the Earl Norris Open sprint race at Tozier Track.

Partow outdueled Ricky Taylor by 98 seconds on the 17.7-mile trail, stretching a narrow first-day lead into a comfortable margin on the final day.

Partow, who ran 12 dogs Saturday to grab an 18-second lead, finished with a two-day total time of 1 hour, 52 minutes, 3 seconds. Second-place Ricky Taylor posted a time of 1:54 for a 57-second edge over third-place Jason Dunlap.

Final standings -- 1) Kourosh Partow 112 minutes, 3 seconds; 2) Ricky Taylor 114:00; 3) Jason Dunlap 114:57; 4) Frank Haberman 117:08; 5) Gary Markley 118:18; 6) Marvin Kokrane 122:24; 7) Bob Chlupach 131:18.

Lead dogs sprint down the trail as musher Ricky Taylor leaves the start during the Earl Norris Open at Tozier Track in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Sprint musher Jason Dunlap drives his dog team down the start chute en route to third place in the Earl Norris Open at Tozier Track in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Sprint musher Frank Habermann and his 14-dog team round a corner en route to a fourth place in the Earl Norris Open at Tozier Track in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Musher Kourosh Partow and his dog team sprint down the trail en route to winning the Earl Norris Open at Tozier Track in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Sprint musher Kourosh Partow and his dog team cross a bridge on their way to winning the Earl Norris Open at Tozier Track in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Sprint musher Marvin Kokrine drives his dog team towards the finish of the Earl Norris Open at Tozier Track in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Musher Bob Chlupach and his dog team near the finish of the Earl Norris Open at Tozier Track in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Lead dogs sprint down the trail as musher Bob Chlupach and his team leave the start during the Earl Norris Open at Tozier Track in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Sprint musher Steve Cole and his dog team placed second in the 8-dog 8-mile race during the Norma Rasmussen Memorial at Tozier Track in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Musher Meridith Mapes and her dog team sprint towards the finish during the Norma Rasmussen Memorial at Tozier Track in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

Handler Nick Krane lashes down sleds on a dog truck for musher Meridith Mapes after she raced in the Norma Rasmussen Memorial at Tozier Track in Anchorage on Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021. (Bill Roth / ADN)

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