Holmes had a three-hour lead over his closest competitor, Matt Hall, who said he had stopped trying to catch up.

The veteran musher has maintained a consistent lead over Matt Hall and Paige Drobny for much of the past week.

The leading teams of the Iditarod are approaching the finish line in Nome. Jessie Homes leads the way, having departed White ...

A man who grew up in Alabama may soon join the ranks of those who have won Alaska’s most storied sports tradition. Jessie ...

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 ...

Jessie Holmes was the first to reach White Mountain in the Iditarod, winning the Northrim Bank Achieve More Award and a ...

Jessie Holmes, Matt Hall and Paige Drobny have jockeyed for first for much of the race, leapfrogging one another on the trail ...

Hundreds of dogs, 33 mushers, and thousands of onlookers are gathering along the trail of the 53rd Iditarod this year.The ...

Jessie Holmes was holding on to his lead in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday as the lead pack of competitors reached the Bering Sea coast. Holmes reached Unalakleet, the first checkpoint ...

Although Nenana musher Jessie Holmes has held a lead for the past few days, he is likely to be passed while he takes a ...

Editor’s note: This story will be updated as the mushers advance in the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Check back for ...

The Iditarod race is heating up as Jessie Holmes, Matt Hall, and Paige Drobny race toward Unalakleet. Rookie Bryce Mumford ...