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NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 7, 2015 – Crowds gathered early at Percy Warner Park this morning to hear post positions drawn for the horses participating in Saturday’s seven races at the 2015 Iroquois Steeplechase.

 

Led by Dwight Hall, Iroquois Steeplechase Race Committee chairman, the drawing determined the horses’ starting positions, and thus their saddlecloth numbers, for each of the day’s races, including the feature race: the Calvin Houghland Iroquois Grade I Hurdle Stakes. Positions were drawn by honored guests, announced by Hall and recorded by Iroquois Steeplechase Race Committee Coordinator Marianne Byrd.

 

Iroquois Steeplechase Race Committee President Albert Menefee commenced the drawing with the historic ringing of the bell. Following Iroquois tradition, the bell was painted with owners William L. Pape and Jonathan Sheppard’s race colors—blue and white—in honor of the fact that their horse, Divine Fortune, won last year’s feature race, the Iroquois.

 

Post positions for the $15,000 Guilford Dudley, Jr. Memorial Flat Race (HORSE’S NAME, followed by owner, trainer, rider). Positions drawn by Cathy Lewandowski and Kristi Turner of AT&T, Tennessee.

  1. METEOROID (Amy Taylor Rowe, Leslie F. Young, Paddy Young)
  2. KINGS GIANT (Magalen O. Bryant, Jonathan Sheppard, Willie McCarthy)
  3. PROMISED DESTINY (Jubilee Stables, Ted Thompson, Gustav Dahl)
  4. CURMUDGEON (Michael R. Estes, Desmond Fogarty, Darren Nagle)
  5. CHARDSEY (Brian E. Murphy, Brian E. Murphy, Gerard Galligan)

 

Post positions for the $35,000 Bright Hour Stakes (HORSE’S NAME, followed by owner, trainer, rider). Positions drawn by Mary Ann Houghland, Sara Jo Gill and Phillip and Dana Nappi of Peter Nappi.

  1. POWEROFONE (William L. Pape, Jonathan Sheppard, Willie McCarthy)
  2. PRIVATE EQUITY (Mrs. George L. Ohrstrom, Jr., Richard L. Valentine, Robert Walsh)
  3. ONE GIANT STEP (Jonathan Sheppard, Jonathan Sheppard, Keri Brion)
  4. SAINT JEROME (Irvin S. Naylor, Cyril Murphy, Kieran Norris)
  5. SO OUTSPOKEN (B’More Hopeful Stables, Jazz Napravnik, Mark Watts)
  6. TEMPT ME ALEX (Robert A. Kinsley, Elizabeth Voss, Bethany Baumgardner)
  7. CHARMINISTER (Irvin S. Naylor, Cyril Murphy, Carol-Ann Sloan)
  8. DAHOUD (Mrs. S. K. Johnston Jr., Jack Fisher, Sean McDermott)

 

Post positions for the $75,000 Marcellus Frost (Grade III) Sport of Kings Novice Hurdle Stakes (HORSE’S NAME, followed by owner, trainer, rider). Positions drawn by Ames Krebs of Franklin Kubota and Franklin Horse Supply.

  1. LONG HOUSE SAINT (Rosbrian Farm, Ricky Hendriks, David Byrne)
  2. IRON WORKS (Mrs. S. K. Johnston, Jr., Jack Fisher, Sean McDermott)
  3. MANDOLA (Stone Farm LLC, Jonathan Sheppard, Kieran Norris)
  4. CLASSICAL ART, Mrs. Calvin Houghland, F. Bruce Miller, Bernard Dalton
  5. SYROS (Mrs. S. K. Johnston Jr., Jack Fisher, Jack Doyle)
  6. ALL THE WAY JOSE (Rodman W. Moorhead III, Jonathan Sheppard, Willie McCarthy)
  7. MANACOR (Daybreak Stables, Jimmy Day, Brendan Brooks)
  8. BONDED (S. Bruce Smart, Jr., Jimmy Day, Robert Walsh)
  9. CHORAL SOCIETY (Petticoats Loose Farm, Jack Fisher, Paddy Young)
  10. FOG ISLAND (Mrs. William L. Pape, Richard L. Valentine, Darren Nagle)
  11. BALANCE THE BUDGET (Stonelea Stables LLC, Julie Gomena, Mark Beecher)

 

Post positions for the $50,000 Margaret Currey Henley Sport of Kings Filly & Mare Hurdle Stakes (HORSE’S NAME, followed by owner, trainer, rider). Positions drawn by Nelson Andrews, owner of Andrews Cadillac.

  1. FALL COLORS (S. Bruce Smart, Jr., Jimmy Day, Brendan Brooks)
  2. GINOBI (Turnkey Stable, Jazz Napravnik, Bernard Dalton)
  3. SECRET REWARD (Beverly R. Steinman, Doug Fout, Gerard Galligan)
  4. SALLY BROWN (William L. Pape, Jonathan Sheppard, Paddy Young)
  5. OUTLAW CODY Z (Stephany W.S. Harper, Alicia Murphy, Kiernan Norris)
  6. BAU BAI GOLD (Jennifer H. Pitts, Jazz Napravnik, Mark Watts)
  7. AMERICAN LADIE (Irvin S. Naylor, Cyril Murphy, Carol-Ann Sloan)
  8. KISSER N RUN (Clarke Ohrstrom, Richard L. Valentine, Robert Walsh)

 

Post positions for the $40,000 George Sloan & John Sloan Sr. Sport of Kings Maiden Hurdle (HORSE’S NAME, followed by owner, trainer, rider). Positions drawn by Lori Hagins and Andrea Tucker of Shane Co.

  1. AFRICAN OIL (Gary Barber, Kate Dalton, Bernard Dalton)
  2. YELLOW MOUNTAIN (Riverdee Stable, Jonathan Sheppard, Willie McCarthy)
  3. MIGUEL GRAU (Mrs. S. K. Johnston Jr., Richard L. Valentine, Robert Walsh)
  4. WISE MINISTER (DASH Stable, Jack Fisher, Paddy Young)
  5. CUL BAIRE (Michael A. Smith, Jimmy Day, Brendan Brooks)
  6. HARDROCK ELEVEN (Virginia Lazenby, Doug Fout, Gerard Galligan)
  7. WORLDVENTURER (Mrs. George L. Ohrstrom, Jr., Richard L. Valentine, Darren Nagle)
  8. DYE FORE (Mrs. S. K. Johnston, Jr., Jack Fisher, Sean McDermott)

 

Post positions for the $50,000 Mason Houghland Memorial Timber Stakes (HORSE’S NAME, followed by owner, trainer, rider). Positions drawn by Reno Benson of Anderson Benson Insurance.

  1. TAX RULING (Irvin S. Naylor, William Meister, James Slater)
  2. PEACE FIRE (Northwoods Stable, Jack Fisher, Connor Hankin)
  3. CLASS INDIAN (Waterbaby Racing, Ted Thompson, Gustav Dahl)
  4. CLASS BRAHMS (Rosbrian Farm, Tara Elmore, Martin Rohan)
  5. MONSTALEUR (Black and Blue Stable, Blythe Miller Davies, Forrest Kelly)
  6. CERTAIN SWAGGER (Jeremy A. Batoff, Jack Fisher, Sean McDermott)
  7. CORNHUSKER (Armata Stables, Alicia Murphy, Mark Beecher)

 

Post positions for the $150,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois (Grade I) Hurdle Stakes (HORSE’S NAME, followed by owner, trainer, rider). Positions drawn by Heather Vincent of Bank of America.

  1. DEMONSTRATIVE (Mrs. George L. Ohrstrom, Jr., Richard L. Valentine, Robert Walsh)
  2. PIERROT LUNAIRE (Mrs. Calvin Houghland, F. Bruce Miller, Kieran Norris)
  3. BARNSTORMING (Around the Bend, Jonathan Sheppard, Willie McCarthy)
  4. HOT STUFF (Mrs. S. K. Johnston, Jr., Jack Fisher, Paddy Young)
  5. DIVINE FORTUNE (William L. Pape & Jonathan Sheppard, Jonathan Sheppard, Darren Nagle)

 

The 74th Iroquois Steeplechase will once again benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. The flag drops at 1:00 p.m. for the first race of the day at the Iroquois Steeplechase Race Grounds at Percy Warner Park.

 

For more information, visit www.iroquoissteeplechase.org. The 2015 digital press kit for the Iroquois Steeplechase can be found here.

 

 

About the Iroquois Steeplechase

Held on the second Saturday of every May at Nashville’s Percy Warner Park, the Iroquois Steeplechase is the premier spring race in American steeplechasing and Music City’s traditional rite of spring – typically attracting more than 25,000 spectators. Since being designated in 1981 as the official charity of the Iroquois Steeplechase, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt has received nearly $10 million from the event proceeds. For information on advance ticket purchases, corporate and hospitality tents, and tailgating and RV spaces, visit www.iroquoissteeplechase.org or call (615) 591-2991.