Jeff King (born 1946 in North Fork , California) is a well-known distance musher who moved to Alaska in 1975 and began racing in 1980. A successful sled dog racer, he won the Yukon Quest in 1989, and the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race three times, in 1993, 1996, and 1998, along with many other sled dog races. As of 2005, he has competed in 14 Iditarods. His "Idita-Rider" for the 2005 race was a child sponsored by the Make-a-Wish Foundation. He continues to race and has a kennel in Denali Park, Alaska .