May 12, 2012, Percy Warner Park, Nashville TN
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.
There is nothing like the Iroquois. It is the perfect combination of a social event and a sporting event,” said Deborah Lovett, president of the Iroquois Alliance, the volunteer organization associated with the horse race. “It has been known as Nashville’s rite of spring for as long as I can remember, and that is exactly what it is. The combination of Southern tradition and new energy is what makes Nashville great – and it is all on display at the Iroquois. There is no better time to vis Of course, there is also a horse race – the richest day of racing on the spring circuit of the National Steeplechase Association, as a matter of fact, with a total of $400,000 in purses and bonuses offered. The seven races of the day, all but one over hurdles or fences, includes one of the richest amateur steeplechase races in the U.S., The Bright Hour Amateur Hurdle, and is capped by The Calvin Houghland Iroquois, a Grade I steeplechase that attracts the best horses and riders in America.
Since being designated in 1981 as the official charity of the Iroquois Steeplechase, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has received more than $9 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.
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.
There is nothing like the Iroquois. It is the perfect combination of a social event and a sporting event,” said Deborah Lovett, president of the Iroquois Alliance, the volunteer organization associated with the horse race. “It has been known as Nashville’s rite of spring for as long as I can remember, and that is exactly what it is. The combination of Southern tradition and new energy is what makes Nashville great – and it is all on display at the Iroquois. There is no better time to vis Of course, there is also a horse race – the richest day of racing on the spring circuit of the National Steeplechase Association, as a matter of fact, with a total of $400,000 in purses and bonuses offered. The seven races of the day, all but one over hurdles or fences, includes one of the richest amateur steeplechase races in the U.S., The Bright Hour Amateur Hurdle, and is capped by The Calvin Houghland Iroquois, a Grade I steeplechase that attracts the best horses and riders in America.
Since being designated in 1981 as the official charity of the Iroquois Steeplechase, the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has received more than $9 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.
