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Jillian Rogers photo Defending champion Lance Mackey of Kasilof smiles after being the first musher to reach the Dawson City, Yukon, checkpoint, halfway through the 1,000-mile 2006 Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Thursday afternoon, Feb 16. For being the first musher to arrive in Dawson, Mackey will receive four ounces of gold if he completes the race. His run time between Eagle and Dawson, at 23 hours and 12 minutes, is about five hours faster than the previous record.