Steeplechase 2K8

If you are from anywhere that does not have horse races once a year, or somewhere other than the south, the Iroquois Steeplechase is a culture shock. For those who went to SEC school football games, you may not have been as shocked. For me, the day started at 8:15 a.m. and we made our way into the infield by about 10 a.m. We were all dressed in our linen and seersucker and the girls had their summer hats on.



Steeplechase is not your typical "race around the oval track" horse race. Some of the races can be up to 3 miles long, with jumps and hurdles. Good Night Shirt, Steeplechase champion from 2007, gave a repeat performance and raced through the finish line first on Saturday.

We had a great tailgating spot. We set out cornhole and washers (a St. Louis favorite) and had some great food and drinks.

Unfortunately, since we were in the infield, and not in the luxury boxes, we didn't see many celebrities. But we did see Dr. Travis Stork. Remember him? He was the bachelor on Bachelor Paris in 2005/2006. Dr. Stork, now a resident of Breckenridge, CO, lived in Nashville during his residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He hung out with our group at Steeplechase for a while, probably because we had cute girls with us. I think one girl was going to get a ride home on his motorcycle!

Dr. Travis Stork talking to the ladies... and some guy.

Overall it was a great day. We all mentioned how we didn't mind paying for the cost of the ticket because all proceeds went to the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.

What a great event to have on a great Springtime day. It would only be better if MTV's Realworld showed up!