Jessie Holmes earns his 1st Iditarod win

Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes wins longest-ever Iditarod
Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star on "Life Below Zero," is the winner of the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Jessie Holmes earns his first Iditarod win
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.
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 maintains his lead heading into the Iditarod homestretch
Veteran Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race musher Jessie Holmes is maintaining a slight but consistent lead over his two closest competitors as the three-team group pushes up the Bering Sea coast on their way to White Mountain.
Jessie Holmes maintains his Iditarod lead along the coast
The veteran musher has maintained a consistent lead over Matt Hall and Paige Drobny for much of the past week.
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.
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