NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 9, 2011‹ It all began in 1936 when Marcellus Frost
suggested to John Sloan, Sr. that a hillside in Warner Parks would make a
perfect location for an equestrian racecourse. It was several years later
that President Franklin Roosevelt, through the Works Progress
Administration, granted permission for a three-mile course to be built. In
1941, the first running of The Iroquois Steeplechase took place.
Seventy years later, the Iroquois Steeplechase still races in Warner Parks,
where it has become a celebration of spring and a family tradition that
attracts huge crowds annually and horses from all around the globe. This
year¹s event will take place on Saturday, May 14.
³We are proud Nashville is home to the hottest contested steeplechasing
event on the National Steeplechasing Association¹s spring circuit,² said
Dwight Hall, event chairman. ³We are particularly proud that this will be
the 70th year that the Iroquois Steeplechase has taken place on these
grounds.²
The running of the Iroquois will once again benefit the Monroe Carell Jr.
Children¹s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Since the partnership began in 1981, more
than $9 million has been raised for Children¹s Hospital.
About the Monroe Carell Jr. Children¹s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Monroe Carell Jr. Children¹s Hospital at Vanderbilt is nationally recognized
as a leading provider of pediatric health care services. Children¹s Hospital
is ranked as one of the top 26 children¹s hospitals in the nation by U.S.
News & World Report magazine in the specialty areas of urology, neonatology,
digestive disorders, orthopaedics, heart/heart surgery and is ranked 15th in
the nation by Parents magazine. A 238-bed facility, Children¹s Hospital
provides the highest level of pediatric care and is also a top-level
teaching and research facility. Children¹s Hospital features Centers of
Excellence for the treatment of diabetes and congenital heart disorders, and
offers treatment for cancer, organ and bone marrow transplants, level 1
pediatric trauma, developmental disorders and a neonatal intensive care unit
with the highest designated level of care in the state.
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www.iroquoissteeplechase.org
suggested to John Sloan, Sr. that a hillside in Warner Parks would make a
perfect location for an equestrian racecourse. It was several years later
that President Franklin Roosevelt, through the Works Progress
Administration, granted permission for a three-mile course to be built. In
1941, the first running of The Iroquois Steeplechase took place.
Seventy years later, the Iroquois Steeplechase still races in Warner Parks,
where it has become a celebration of spring and a family tradition that
attracts huge crowds annually and horses from all around the globe. This
year¹s event will take place on Saturday, May 14.
³We are proud Nashville is home to the hottest contested steeplechasing
event on the National Steeplechasing Association¹s spring circuit,² said
Dwight Hall, event chairman. ³We are particularly proud that this will be
the 70th year that the Iroquois Steeplechase has taken place on these
grounds.²
The running of the Iroquois will once again benefit the Monroe Carell Jr.
Children¹s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Since the partnership began in 1981, more
than $9 million has been raised for Children¹s Hospital.
About the Monroe Carell Jr. Children¹s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Monroe Carell Jr. Children¹s Hospital at Vanderbilt is nationally recognized
as a leading provider of pediatric health care services. Children¹s Hospital
is ranked as one of the top 26 children¹s hospitals in the nation by U.S.
News & World Report magazine in the specialty areas of urology, neonatology,
digestive disorders, orthopaedics, heart/heart surgery and is ranked 15th in
the nation by Parents magazine. A 238-bed facility, Children¹s Hospital
provides the highest level of pediatric care and is also a top-level
teaching and research facility. Children¹s Hospital features Centers of
Excellence for the treatment of diabetes and congenital heart disorders, and
offers treatment for cancer, organ and bone marrow transplants, level 1
pediatric trauma, developmental disorders and a neonatal intensive care unit
with the highest designated level of care in the state.
# # #
www.iroquoissteeplechase.org
