Ryan Redington is Iditarod royalty. His father Raymie Redington competed in the grueling Alaska sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, 14 times. His grandfather Joe Redington, Sr. co-founded the race in 1973. Ryan became the first in the family to win the race and topped an all Alaska Native podium – with both the second place and third place finishers also being Alaska Native.