May 15, 2009

A day at the races

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Jockey Chip Miller, riding Pierrot Lunaire, foreground, gains on jockey Jody Petty, riding Swagger Stick. (photo by Joe Howell)

The 68th 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.

Kevin Churchwell, M.D., and his wife, Gloria, take in the day. (photo by Joe Howell)

Kevin Churchwell, M.D., and his wife, Gloria, take in the day. (photo by Joe Howell)

Weeks of rain helped turn Percy Warner Park into a swampy, muddy mess. Here, Vanderbilt’s Mary Kate Mouser, left, Sandee Tishler and Jennifer Rice model some of the different approaches to footwear. (photo by Joe Howell)

Weeks of rain helped turn Percy Warner Park into a swampy, muddy mess. Here, Vanderbilt’s Mary Kate Mouser, left, Sandee Tishler and Jennifer Rice model some of the different approaches to footwear. (photo by Joe Howell)