a dogsled teamA squad astatine nan Kuskokwim 300’s starting chute and decorativeness statement successful Bethel. (Katie Basile/KYUK)

Race organizers for Bethel’s Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race person announced a $15,000 summation to nan 2025 title purse — nan full magnitude of prize money paid retired to competitors.

The move brings nan full title purse to $200,000, which will beryllium divided betwixt nan apical 25 competitors successful a section of up to 30 teams.

The victor of nan 2025 K300 will return location $30,000, an summation of $1,500 from past year. Even earlier nan increase, nan K300 already boasted nan largest mid-distance title purse successful nan world.

The K300 Race Committee wrote in a station connected its website that it expects to denote increases to nan purses of nan six different races it manages successful nan coming months, including nan Bogus Creek 150 and nan Akiak Dash.

The 2025 Kuskokwim 300 is scheduled to commencement connected Friday, Jan. 24. Registration opens connected Oct. 7.