Enjoying the day are, from left, Juliann Paolicchi, M.D., Linzi McConnell, Debra Friedman, M.D., Julie Casteel and Amy Little. (photo by Joe Howell)
The 69th Annual Iroquois Steeplechase, presented by Bank of America and benefiting the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, drew thousands of racing enthusiasts and spectators to Nashville’s Percy Warner Park last Saturday for a day of sunshine, horses and hats.
Jeff Balser, M.D., Ph.D., and his wife, Melinda, chat with George Sallee, official bugler of the Iroquois Steeplechase. (photo by Joe Howell)
This year’s Steeplechase Child Ambassadors, 3-year-old triplets Gabby, Gracie and Griff Ross, are a handful for Martha Ross, Jonathan Gitlin, M.D., center, and Tim Ross. (photo by Joe Howell)
Jockey Paddy Young, on Slip Away, in front, urges his horse on as eventual winner Darren Nagle, on Tax Ruling, in yellow helmet, closes in. (photo by Joe Howell)