Steeplechase (horse racing) Steeplechase (horse racing) A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles. Steeplechasing is primarily conducted in Ireland (where it originated), the United Kingdom, Canada, United States, Australia and France. The name is derived from early races in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple, jumping fences and ditches and generally traversing the many intervening obstacles in the countryside. Modern usage of the term "steeplechase" differs between countries. In Ireland and the United Kingdom, it refers only to races run over large, fixed obstacles, in
Huntingdon Valley Country Club Huntingdon Valley Country Club The Huntingdon Valley Country Club is a golf, tennis and swim club located in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, northeast of Philadelphia. In addition to a golf course, the club offers banquet and dining facilities. The course resides on , and is ranked as the #9 golf course in Pennsylvania and #3 course in the Philadelphia area by "Golf Digest" (2013–2014 rankings by state). The golf course is rated as #79 best classic course in America by "Golfweek Magazine" (2013). Huntingdon Valley Country Club was organized in June 1897. It was originally a nine-hole course and was subsequently