Iroquois Steeplechase

I went to the Iroquois Steeplechase, the big annual charity horse race in Nashville, for the first time last weekend. I've told everyone that it was Bonnaroo for Republicans. Replace dirty hippies with girls in sundresses, marijuana with mint juleps, and Radiohead with race horses and you've got yourself Steeplechase. I went with a group of graduate students, but it's safe to say that everyone in attendance was drinking and betting excessively.














The tailgating scene














Upon arrival




















After mint juleps and trading Kaitlin Maguire two Bud Lights for her sunglasses