Iditarod, Jessie Holmes

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, former reality TV star, wins longest-ever Iditarod dog race: ‘It’s a magical feeling’
Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star on “Life Below Zero,” won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Friday morning, crossing under the burled arch in Nome, Alaska, around 2:55 a.m.
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.
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.
The Iditarod Winner Just Wanted to Get His Sled Dogs Home
After the 2020 race, it took a vintage plane to get Thomas Waerner and his 16 dogs back home to Norway from Alaska at the start of the pandemic.
Jessie Holmes, Nat Geo Reality TV Star, Wins Longest-Ever Iditarod Dog Sled Race
National Geographic reality star Jessie Holmes has claimed quite the accomplishment. Holmes, who notably starred on the network's reality television show, Life Below Zero, won the 53rd Iditarod Dog Sled race on Friday.
Who won the Iditarod in 2025? Reality TV star Jessie Holmes takes crown in longest-ever Alaska dog sled race
After over a week of cold temperatures, physical and mental tests and back-and-forth competition, the winner of the 2025 Iditarod has been crowned. Jessie Holmes crossed the finish line first in the annual dog sled race,
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Eggs, bacon and sourdough pancakes await mushers in Unalakleet
Unalakleet is one of the more “plush” checkpoints, Kelly said. Mushers have access to showers and beds, and community members ...
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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Peace on Earth, pizza style: Mansfield’s Matthew Failor hits Unalakleet in Iditarod
Mansfield native Matthew Failor reached Peace on Earth Thursday morning on the Iditarod trail. At least the pizza version.
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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 ...
IDITAROD NOTEBOOK: News from the Trail for 2025
Editor’s note: This story will be updated as the mushers advance in the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Check back for ...
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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.