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Horses Race At 75th Iroquois Steeplechase

Posted at 4:53 PM, May 14, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-14 18:33:04-04

Races got underway at the 75th anniversary of the Iroquois Steeplechase.

The final race was set for 5:30 p.m. Saturday with more than 25,000 people coming to the annual event to watch the best horses and riders in the world race over hurdles.

The event was all to benefit the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt.

Over the years the event has raised more than $10 million for the hospital.