Jessie Holmes earns his 1st Iditarod win

Jessie Holmes is poised to win his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
Holmes had a three-hour lead over his closest competitor, Matt Hall, who said he had stopped trying to catch up.
Jessie Holmes wins the 2025 Iditarod
Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes won the 53rd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, March 14, ending a run that was as commanding as the race was long.
Jessie Holmes maintains his lead heading into the Iditarod homestretch
The veteran musher has maintained a consistent lead over Matt Hall and Paige Drobny for much of the past week.
‘Life Below Zero’ Alum Jessie Holmes Wins Iditarod Race In His Eighth Try
Jessie Holmes, who appeared on the Nat Geo series Life Below Zero, won the famed Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on March 14, 2025 in Alaska.
Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes wins longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska
Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race Friday. Holmes was first to the finish line in the Gold Rush town of Nome, on the Bering Sea coast. The race began March 3 in Fairbanks after a lack of snow forced changes to the route and starting point.
Jessie Holmes earns his first Iditarod win after five top-10 finishes
NOME — Jessie Holmes, a 43-year-old Alabamian who came to Alaska more than 20 years ago, has earned his first win in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Holmes crossed under the burled arch in Nome just before 3 a.m. Friday with 10 dogs on the line, completing his journey in a preliminary time of 10 days, 14 hours, 55 minutes and 41 seconds.
Iditarod standings 2025: Final results, leaderboard for longest-ever edition of Alaska dog sled race
The Iditarod went Hollywood in its 53rd year, and it made for a competition all the more memorable. The Great American Dog Sled Race proved rather time-consuming, with a lack of snow forcing organizers to change the event's usual route.
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Iditarod update: Jessie Holmes departs White Mountain, leads the field with finish looming
The leading teams of the Iditarod are approaching the finish line in Nome. Jessie Homes leads the way, having departed White ...
Holmes is first Iditarod musher to reach White Mountain, setting up early Friday finish in Nome
Jessie Holmes arrived first to the White Mountain checkpoint at 8:39 a.m. Thursday, just as color was starting to creep into the sky over the frozen Fish River. The position puts the Nenana musher on ...
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‘Life Below Zero’ star Holmes wins Iditarod 53
The 53rd Iditarod belongs to Jessie Holmes.The Nenana musher — who made his way to Alaska after growing up in Alabama — ...
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3 Iditarod mushers battle for first up Bering Sea coast
Jessie Holmes, Matt Hall and Paige Drobny have jockeyed for first for much of the race, leapfrogging one another on the trail ...
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Iditarod encounter: Matthew Failor literally crosses paths with Jesse Holmes
Mansfield native Matthew Failor literally crossed paths in deep snow on Sunday with Iditarod leader Jesse Holmes.
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Iditarod update: Leading teams pass Koyuk, nearing 1,000-mile mark
Matt Hall and Jessie Holmes led the Iditarod field on Wednesday, making their way past Koyuk and toward Elim, 1,008 miles ...