Gearing Up for the Iroquois Steeplechase

By Mary O'Neil

What the heck is a steeplechase, you ask? A little like the Kentucky Derby, it’s an excuse for southern socialites to meet and rub elbows in a gorgeously manicured park as they watch well-bred horses and their riders race around a track. But steeplechase is much, much more interesting than traditional horse racing: the horses…