Iroquois Steeplechase

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Iroquois Steeplechase
ClassGrade I
Location Percy Warner Park
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Inaugurated1941
Race type Thoroughbred – Steeplechase
Website Iroquois Steeplechase
Race information
Distance3 miles
SurfaceTurf
TrackSteeplechase, national fences
QualificationFour-Year-Olds and Upward
WeightFour-year-olds, 142 lbs.; older, 158 lbs.
Purse$250,000

The Iroquois Steeplechase (also known as the Iroquois Hurdle Stakes) is an American Grade I NSA sanctioned steeplechase race run the second Saturday of May every year at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tennessee.

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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, Snap Decision, 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:

Most wins by a horse:

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a trainer:

Most wins by an owner:

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 Hill6Blythe MillerJanet Elliot William C. Lickle 5:29.40
1992 [5] Victorian Hill7Blythe MillerJanet ElliotWilliam C. Lickle5:31.90
1993 [6] Mistico7Sanna Neilson Jonathan E. Sheppard R. Dee Hubbard5:43.00
1994 [7] Mistico8Craig Thornton Jonathan E. Sheppard R. Dee Hubbard5:28.60
1995 [8] Lonesome Glory 7Blythe MillerF. Bruce MillerWalter M. Jeffords, Jr.5:32.80
1996 [9] To Ridley6Sean ClancyJack FisherMrs. F. Eugene Dixon, Jr.5:41.80
1997 [10] Correggio6Archibald KingsleyJanet ElliotWilliam C. Lickle5:51.80
1998 [11] Rowdy Irishman9Vincent MarzulloBruce HaynesVesta Balestiere5:51.80
1999 [12] Rowdy Irishman10Vincent MarzulloBruce HaynesVesta Balestiere5:50.60
2000 [13] Pinkie Swear6Sean ClancyCharles Fenwick Jr.Arcadia Stable5:50.00
2001 [14] Rand7Eddie LambMark OulaghanEamon Cleary5:35.00
2002 [15] All Gong8Blythe MillerF. Bruce MillerCalvin Houghland5:32.40
2003 [16] Pelagos8Tom FoleyF. Bruce MillerMr. & Mrs. Michael E. Hoffman5:46.60
2004 [17] Tres Touche7David BentleyRichard HendicksEstate of Barracuda Stables5:38.60
2005 [18] Sur La Tete7Christopher ReadNeil R. MorrisKinross Corporation5:47.40
2006 [19] Sur La Tete8Christopher ReadNeil R. MorrisKinross Corporation5:47.60
2007 [20] Good Night Shirt6Willie DowlingJack FisherHarold A. Via Jr.5:50.40
2008 [21] Good Night Shirt7Willie DowlingJack FisherHarold A. Via Jr.5:47.60
2009 [22] Pierrot Lunaire5Chip MillerF. Bruce MillerCalvin Houghland6:27.40
2010 [23] Tax Ruling7Darren NagleDesmond FogartyIrvin S. Naylor5:37.20
2011 [24] Tax Ruling8Darren NagleBrianne A. SlaterIrvin S. Naylor5:46.20
2012 [25] Arcadius8Brian Crowley Jonathan E. Sheppard Hudson River Farms5:36.20
2013 [26] Demonstrative6Robert WalshRichard L. ValentineMrs. George L. Ohrstrom Jr.5:42.20
2014 [27] Divine Fortune11William McCarthy Jonathan E. Sheppard William L. Pape & Jonathan E. Sheppard5:39.40
2015 [28] Demonstrative8Jack DoyleRichard L. ValentineMrs. George L. Ohrstrom Jr.5:47.60
2016 [29] Rawnaq9Jack DoyleCyril MurphyIrvin S Naylor5:42.40
2017 [30] Scorpiancer8Sean McDermottJack FisherBruton Street US5:37.00
2018Zanjabeel5Ross GeraghtyRichard J HendricksRosbrian Farm5:36.40
2019Scorpiancer10Sean McDermottJack FisherBruton Street US5:43.80
2020Not held due to COVID-19
2021Snap Decision7Graham WattersJack FisherBruton Street US
2022Snap Decision8Graham WattersJack FisherBruton Street US5:40.20
2023Scaramanga [31] 8 Paul Townend Willie Mullins Malcolm C. Denmark5:49.20
2024Snap Decision10Graham WattersJack FisherBruton Street US5:32.40
2025Abaan8Bernie DaltonKate DaltonEclipse Thoroughbred Partners and Daigneault Thoroughbreds5:42

References

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  25. ↑ "2012 result". www.equibase.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  26. ↑ "2013 result". www.equibase.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  27. ↑ "2014 result". www.equibase.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  28. ↑ "2015 result". www.equibase.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  29. ↑ "2016 result". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  30. ↑ "2017 result". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 2018-03-31. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  31. ↑ "Full Result 9.40 Percy Warner Park (USA) | 13 May 2023 | Racing Post". www.racingpost.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
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