Jessie Holmes maintains his lead

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.
‘Life Below Zero’ star Holmes wins Iditarod 53
It’s been an amazing 10 days and I soaked up every part of it,” Holmes said in an interview with Iditarod Insider minutes after finishing. Holmes mused on all the Iditarod
‘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.
Jessie Holmes wins his first Iditarod after five top-10 finishes
Jessie Holmes, a 43-year-old who came to Alaska from Alabama more than 20 years ago, earned his first victory in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Friday. Holmes crossed under the burled arch in Nome around 2:55 a.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...