Dog musher Bud Streeper wins Alaskan 'Triple Crown' for third time

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Blayne “Bud” Streeper and his team hoisting the Lotto Alaska Open North American dog sledding championship trophy after their win earlier this month. (Bud Streeper/Facebook)

FORT NELSON, B.C. — Off the heels of another win, a Fort Nelson dog musher stands atop his sport.

Blayne “Bud” Streeper, has captured the 2026 Tok Race of Champions, a dog-sledding event which took place over the weekend in Tok, Alaska.

After wins in both the Anchorage Fur Rendezvous and the Lotto Alaska Open North American Championship in February and March, the Tok win means Streeper has captured the three jewels of the Alaskan dog sledding ‘Triple Crown’ for a third time.

Representing Streeper Kennels Racing Dogs, Streeper’s team – the Canadian Express – entered in the ‘open’ division and blazed through the two-day Tok event at a combined time of 127 minutes and 42.31 seconds, a full six-minutes ahead of second place Sherry Johnson of Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

At 44 years old, Streeper told Energeticcity.ca after his wins earlier this month that he was “fortunate and blessed” to participate in the sport of dog sledding, a gruelling test of animal and master in the frigid northern winter.

The 2026 Tok Race of Champions took place on March 28th and 29th in Tok, Alaska, sanctioned by the Tok Dog Mushers’ Association.

Energeticcity.ca has reached out to Streeper for further comment, but did not immediately get a response.