Iroquois Steeplechase: Traffic Pattern, Road Closures Set For Race Day On OHB

NASHVILLE, TN — As it has on the second Saturday of every May since 1941, the Iroquois Steeplechase will draw tens of thousands to Percy Warner Park Saturday.

The city's annual rite of spring will result in some traffic pattern changes and road closures on Old Hickory Boulevard running throughout the day.

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OHB will be closed all day between Vaughn Road to the entrance of the Steeplechase Grounds near West Minister Drive. From 9:30 a.m. until the first race at 1 p.m., Old Hickory Boulevard westbound will be one-way from Hillsboro Road to the Grounds. From 4 p.m. until traffic dictates, OHB will be one-way in both directions away from the Steeplechase.

The meet begins with The Guilford Dudley Jr. Memorial at 1 p.m. followed by six other races, including the main event Calvin Houghland Iroquois Steeplechase, expected to go to post at 4:30. There are roughly 40 minutes between each race.

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