Iroquois Steeplechase Items of Interest
· 2011 marks the 70th running of the Iroquois Steeplechase. · The total purses, bonuses and awards of $425,000 for the race day makes the Iroquois Steeplechase the richest event on the National Steeplechase Association (NSA) spring circuit. · With a purse of $35,000, the Bright Hour Amateur Hurdle Race is the richest amateur steeplechase race in the U.S. · The list of Iroquois winners includes the greatest steeplechase horses in America. Five Eclipse Award winners – Flatterer, Lonesome Glory, Correggio, All Gong and Good Night Shirt – have won the Iroquois. Several others