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.
'It's unreal': Jessie Holmes wins his first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
The Interior Alaska musher won his first Iditarod on his eighth try, arriving in Nome with his dog team early Friday.
Iditarod standings 2025: Final results, leaderboard for longest-ever edition of Alaska dog sled race
"The Last Great Race on Earth" takes place in Alaska each March, as mushers and teams of 12-14 dogs race through the wilderness from Anchorage to Nome. To log a qualifying time, a musher needs at least five dogs pulling the sled across the finish line.
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.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner2d
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 ...
Anchorage Daily News3d
Jessie Holmes is first Iditarod musher to leave Safety, setting up early Friday victory in Nome
Jessie Holmes was the first musher to depart from the White Mountain checkpoint Thursday, leaving at 4:54 p.m., and was on ...
2025 Iditarod Race Live Blog
When King won that year, it was then the fastest Iditarod winning time, a record that has since been demolished time and ...
Richland Source2d
Alaskan homecoming near: Matthew Failor may reach Iditarod finish Saturday
Mansfield native and Iditarod Trail Sled Dog racer Matthew Failor crossed frozen sea ice Thursday night to reach the Koyuk ...
KTVF on MSN2d
‘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 — ...
Your Alaska Link3d
Jessie Holmes reaches White Mountain first, wins Northrim Bank Award
Jessie Holmes was the first to reach White Mountain in the Iditarod, winning the Northrim Bank Achieve More Award and a ...
Richland Source18h
Nome, sweet Nome: Matthew Failor completes epic Iditarod adventure
Mansfield native and sled dog musher Matthew Failor finished his 14th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Saturday night in Nome.