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Steeplechase Park was an amusement park that operated in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City, United States, from 1897 to 1964.Steeplechase Park was created by the entrepreneur George C. Tilyou as the first of the three large amusement parks built on Coney Island, the other two being Luna Park (1903) and Dreamland (1904).
George Cornelius Tilyou (1862–1914) was an American entrepreneur and showman who founded New York City's Steeplechase Park. Born in New York City, his parents had operated businesses in Coney Island from his early childhood. He founded Steeplechase in 1897, and rebuilt it entirely after a 1907 fire.
The Steeplechase Face was the mascot of the historic Steeplechase Park, the first [1] of three amusement parks in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York. [2] It remains a nostalgic symbol of Coney Island and of amusement areas influenced by it. [ 3 ]
The Far Hills Races is a steeplechase horserace held annually in Far Hills, New Jersey, United States.The October 2021 event was the 100th running, [1] and race day purses can equal up to or more than $1,000,000, with six races offering the highest purses on the National Steeplechase Association circuit.
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Coney Island is a neighborhood and entertainment area in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.The neighborhood is bounded by Brighton Beach to its east, Lower New York Bay to the south and west, and Gravesend to the north and includes the subsection of Sea Gate on its west.
The Grand National Hurdle Stakes is an American National Steeplechase Association sanctioned steeplechase race run each fall at Far Hills, New Jersey. It is a Grade 1 event run over 2 + 5 ⁄ 8 miles. It has been known by a variety of names over the years, including the Breeders' Cup Grand National. [1]
Courtney Frerichs (born January 18, 1993) is an American middle-distance runner and steeplechase [2] specialist from Nixa, Missouri, [3] She is a three-time silver medalist in the 3000 meters steeplechase capturing silver at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, the 2017 World Championships in London and at the 2018 World (Continental) Cup in Ostrava.