Iroquois Steeplechase
| Grade I race | |
| Location | Percy Warner Park Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 1941 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Steeplechase |
| Website | Iroquois Steeplechase |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 3 miles |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Steeplechase, national fences |
| Qualification | Four-Year-Olds and Upward |
| Weight | Four-year-olds, 142 lbs.; older, 158 lbs. |
| Purse | $150,000 |
The Iroquois Steeplechase (also known as the Iroquois Hurdle Stakes) is an American Grade I NSA sanctioned steeplechase race run each May at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tennessee.
The race dates back to 1941 and has been held annually, except in 1945, due to World War II, and in 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The Iroquois itself is the culmination of a card of races which usually includes five to seven preliminary races, both flat races and steeplechases. The race is named for Iroquois, the first American-bred Thoroughbred to win the prestigious British Epsom Derby.[2]
Several winners of the race have been named American Champion Steeplechase Horse, including Flatterer, Lonesome Glory, Correggio, All Gong, Good Night Shirt, Pierrot Lunaire, Divine Fortune, Demonstrative, Rawnaq, and Scorpiancer.
The race is three miles (4.8 km) long, over national fences and for four-year-olds and over.[3]
Records since 1991
Speed record:
- 5:36.20 – Arcadius (2012)
Most wins by a horse:
- 3 – Uncle Edwin (1982, 1985, 1986)
Most wins by a jockey:
- 4 – Blythe Miller (1991, 1992, 1995, 2002)
Most wins by a trainer:
- 7 – Jack Fisher (1996, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Most wins by an owner:
- 4 – Burton Street US (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022)
- 3 – Irvin S. Naylor (2010, 2011, 2016)
- 3 – William C. Lickle (1991, 1992, 1997)
Winners
1982–1990
- 1982 Uncle Edwin
- 1983 Census
- 1984 Census
- 1985 Uncle Edwin
- 1986 Uncle Edwin
- 1987 Flatterer
- 1988 Steve Canyon
- 1989 Kesslin
- 1990 Pacific Spy
1991–present
| Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Owner |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991[4] | Victorian Hill | 6 | Blythe Miller | Janet Elliot | William C. Lickle | 5:29.40 |
| 1992[5] | Victorian Hill | 7 | Blythe Miller | Janet Elliot | William C. Lickle | 5:31.90 |
| 1993[6] | Mistico | 7 | Sanna Neilson | Jonathan E. Sheppard | R. Dee Hubbard | 5:43.00 |
| 1994[7] | Mistico | 8 | Craig Thornton | Jonathan E. Sheppard | R. Dee Hubbard | 5:28.60 |
| 1995[8] | Lonesome Glory | 7 | Blythe Miller | F. Bruce Miller | Walter M. Jeffords, Jr. | 5:32.80 |
| 1996[9] | To Ridley | 6 | Sean Clancy | Jack Fisher | Mrs. F. Eugene Dixon, Jr. | 5:41.80 |
| 1997[10] | Correggio | 6 | Archibald Kingsley | Janet Elliot | William C. Lickle | 5:51.80 |
| 1998[11] | Rowdy Irishman | 9 | Vincent Marzullo | Bruce Haynes | Vesta Balestiere | 5:51.80 |
| 1999[12] | Rowdy Irishman | 10 | Vincent Marzullo | Bruce Haynes | Vesta Balestiere | 5:50.60 |
| 2000[13] | Pinkie Swear | 6 | Sean Clancy | Charles Fenwick Jr. | Arcadia Stable | 5:50.00 |
| 2001[14] | Rand | 7 | Eddie Lamb | Mark Oulaghan | Eamon Cleary | 5:35.00 |
| 2002[15] | All Gong | 8 | Blythe Miller | F. Bruce Miller | Calvin Houghland | 5:32.40 |
| 2003[16] | Pelagos | 8 | Tom Foley | F. Bruce Miller | Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Hoffman | 5:46.60 |
| 2004[17] | Tres Touche | 7 | David Bentley | Richard Hendicks | Estate of Barracuda Stables | 5:38.60 |
| 2005[18] | Sur La Tete | 7 | Christopher Read | Neil R. Morris | Kinross Corporation | 5:47.40 |
| 2006[19] | Sur La Tete | 8 | Christopher Read | Neil R. Morris | Kinross Corporation | 5:47.60 |
| 2007[20] | Good Night Shirt | 6 | Willie Dowling | Jack Fisher | Harold A. Via Jr. | 5:50.40 |
| 2008[21] | Good Night Shirt | 7 | Willie Dowling | Jack Fisher | Harold A. Via Jr. | 5:47.60 |
| 2009[22] | Pierrot Lunaire | 5 | Chip Miller | F. Bruce Miller | Calvin Houghland | 6:27.40 |
| 2010[23] | Tax Ruling | 7 | Darren Nagle | Desmond Fogarty | Irvin S. Naylor | 5:37.20 |
| 2011[24] | Tax Ruling | 8 | Darren Nagle | Brianne A. Slater | Irvin S. Naylor | 5:46.20 |
| 2012[25] | Arcadius | 8 | Brian Crowley | Jonathan E. Sheppard | Hudson River Farms | 5:36.20 |
| 2013[26] | Demonstrative | 6 | Robert Walsh | Richard L. Valentine | Mrs. George L. Ohrstrom Jr. | 5:42.20 |
| 2014[27] | Divine Fortune | 11 | William McCarthy | Jonathan E. Sheppard | William L. Pape & Jonathan E. Sheppard | 5:39.40 |
| 2015[28] | Demonstrative | 8 | Jack Doyle | Richard L. Valentine | Mrs. George L. Ohrstrom Jr. | 5:47.60 |
| 2016[29] | Rawnaq | 9 | Jack Doyle | Cyril Murphy | Irvin S Naylor | 5:42.40 |
| 2017[30] | Scorpiancer | 8 | Sean McDermott | Jack Fisher | Bruton Street US | 5:37.00 |
| 2018 | ||||||
| 2019 | Scorpiancer | 10 | Sean McDermott | Jack Fisher | Bruton Street US | 5:43.80 |
| 2020 | Not held due to COVID-19 | |||||
| 2021 | Snap Decision | Graham Watters | Jack Fisher | Bruton Street US | ||
| 2022 | Snap Decision | Graham Watters | Jack Fisher | Bruton Street US | 5:40.20 | |
References
- ^ Jen Todd (April 23, 2015). "Iroquois Steeplechase is a historical tradition". The Tennessean. Nashville, Tennessee. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
- ^ "History". Iroquois Steeplechase.
- ^ "Iroquois Steeplechase". Iroquois Steeplechase.
- ^ "1991 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "1992 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "1993 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "1994 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "1995 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "1996 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "1997 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "1998 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "1999 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2000 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2001 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2002 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2003 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2004 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2005 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2006 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2007 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "Good Night Shirt wins Iroquois for second year in a row". Virginia Thoroughbred Association.
- ^ "English Invader Upsets Good Night Shirt". The Blood-Horse.
- ^ "2010 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2011 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2012 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2013 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2014 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2015 result". www.equibase.com.
- ^ "2016 result". Racing Post.
- ^ "2017 result". Racing Post.
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