Former Reality TV Star Jessie Holmes Wins Longest-Ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska

Former Reality TV Star Jessie Holmes Wins Longest-Ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Alaska
Jessie Holmes hugs his lead dogs Polar, left, and Hercules after winning the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race early Friday morning, March 14, 2025 in Nome. Loren Holmes/Anchorage Daily News via AP
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Jessie Holmes, a former reality television star, won the longest-ever Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Friday, celebrating with fist pumps to a cheering crowd and posing for photos with his two floral wreath-adorned head teammates, Hercules and Polar.

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.