Month: March 2016

IROQUOIS STEEPLECHASE CELEBRATES 75 YEARS, MAY 14, 2016

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Post date March 25, 2016

Photo by: Patricia Branan-Wendell

The Iroquois Steeplechase has been Nashville’s rite of spring since 1941, attracting more than 25,000 spectators to watch the best horses and riders in the world race over hurdles on a threemile turf track. Held the second Saturday of May each year at Percy Warner Park, May 14, 2016, will mark 75 years for the Iroquois Steeplechase and more than seven decades of Music City’s annual celebration of timehonored traditions, Tennessee hospitality and Southern fashions.

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IROQUOIS STEEPLECHASE NAMES 2016 CHILD AMBASSADOR BROOKLYN MORLEY

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Post date March 25, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Iroquois Steeplechase and its beneficiary, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, have selected Brooklyn Morley—a second grader at Chapman’s Retreat Elementary School in Spring Hill, Tenn.—as the Child Ambassador for the May 14th event.

Tags Brooklyn Morley, Iroquois Steeplechase, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt

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IROQUOIS STEEPLECHASE ANNOUNCES 75TH ANNIVERSARY’S HONORARY COCHAIR

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Post date March 25, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Iroquois Steeplechase and its 501(c)3 organization, the Volunteer State Horsemen’s Foundation, have selected Steven Webber, M.B.Ch.B, of Nashville as its 2016 honorary co‐chair of the 75th Iroquois Steeplechase to be held May 14.

Tags Department of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Dwight Hall, Iroquois Steeplechase, M.B.Ch.B, Steven Webber, Volunteer State Horsemen's Foundation

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BROWN ADVISORY IROQUOIS CHELTENHAM CHALLENGE OFFERS $500K BONUS Leading U.K., American Steeplechase Races Connect Centuries-old Tradition

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Post date March 25, 2016

NASHVILLE, Tenn., and CHELTENHAM, England – Equestrians in the 17th century British Isles would race cross-country to the tallest church steeple, a tradition that has evolved into one of the most popular styles of modern horse racing over hurdles. Now the two most iconic steeplechase races in the United States and the United Kingdom are offering a $500,000 bonus to any horse that wins both races within a year.

Tags Brown Advisory Iroquois Cheltenham Challenge, Calvin Houghland Iroquois Hurdle Stakes

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NINE LATE NOMINATIONS TO 2016 TRIPLE CROWN

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Post date March 25, 2016

LOUISVILLE, KY. (Wednesday, March 23, 2016) – The roster of 3-year-old Thoroughbreds eligible to compete for the honor of succeeding Zayat Stables’ American Pharoah as the 12th horse to sweep the American Triple Crown has climbed to 377 after nine horses were made eligible for the coveted three-race series during its late nomination phase that closed just before midnight (EDT) on Monday, March 21.

Tags Kentucky Derby