Average weight of steeplechase jockey: 140 lbs.

Average height of a thoroughbred horse: over 16 hands (64 in.)

Approximate weight of a typical steeplechase hurdle: 1200 lbs.

Height of National Fence (hurdle): 52 inches

Average length of track (one circuit): 1 mile to 1 1/2 miles

Length of a steeplechase race: 2-4 miles

Length of Iroquois Steeplechase race: 3 miles

Approximate number of jumps in a race: 12

Approximate length of a racing horse’s leap over an obstacle: 20 feet

Average speed of a steeplechasing thoroughbred: 30 mph

Age range of top steeplechase horses: 4 to 13 years

Number of U.S. states hosting steeplechase competitions: 12

Year of first steeplechase race in the U.S.: 1834

Year of first Steeplechase at Percy Warner Park: 1941

Racetracks in the U.S. hosting steeplechases: 35

Number of sanctioned steeplechase races that occur in U.S. every year: more than 225

Average race purse: $25,000

Minimum number of days to prepare a horse for race: 120 to 150 days

Number of three-time consecutive winners at the Iroquois (as of 2009): 0

Estimated attendance to steeplechasing events in 2008: 1,000,000

Record attendance at a steeplechase event: 71,000

Estimated attendance at the 2009 Iroquois Steeplechase: 22,000

General admission price: $15

2009 Iroquois winner: Pierrot Lunaire