Long distance musher Newton Marshall will spend his first winter in four years in Jamaica.

"It will be nice to have a winter at home - I missed my family and Jamaica last year," said Marshall. "I have been very lucky to travel and train with some of the best in the world but I am happy to see guests at the farm and run the Sun Dogs. I prefer 80 degrees rather than minus 50!"

Meanwhile, sprint musher Damion Robb will focus his efforts on Ontario races.

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FAIRBANKS - When dog-racing fans heard that Newton Marshall had entered the 2009 Yukon Quest, many were perplexed. Over the years the appearance of European and Japanese mushers in Alaska's two long distance races had become commonplace....