Steeplechase may refer to:
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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, ...
, a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles
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Steeplechase (athletics)
The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing. The foremost version of the event is the 3000 metres steeplechase. The 2000 metres steeplechase is the next most common distance ...
, an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing
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Steeplechase (composition)
Steeplechase may refer to:
* Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles
* Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...
, a jazz standard by Bebop alto saxophonist
Charlie Parker
Charles Parker Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), nicknamed "Bird" or "Yardbird", was an American jazz saxophonist, band leader and composer. Parker was a highly influential soloist and leading figure in the development of bebop, a form ...
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Steeplechase (dog agility)
Steeplechase may refer to:
* Steeplechase (horse racing), a type of horse race in which participants are required to jump over obstacles
* Steeplechase (athletics), an event in athletics that derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing ...
, an event in
dog agility
Dog agility is a dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. Dogs run off leash with no food or toys as incentives, and the handler can touch neither dog nor obstacles. The handler ...
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Steeplechase (roller coaster)
A Steeplechase roller coaster is a type of roller coaster that has several side-by-side tracks in a dueling "racing" arrangement. Riders straddle horse-shaped single cars and launch simultaneously, as from a horse-race starting line.
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Steeplechase (Blackpool Pleasure Beach)
The Steeplechase is a three tracked racing roller coaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, England. It is a custom design made by Arrow Dynamics. The ride was officially opened in 1977 by Grand National winner Red Rum, whose hoof print was also take ...
racing rollercoaster
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Steeplechase Park, a New York City amusement park from 1897 to 1964, named for its racing rollercoaster
** Steeplechase Pier, a former
Atlantic City, New Jersey, Boardwalk attraction destroyed in the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane
** The Steeplechase, a former
Kennywood Park attraction which existed for two seasons, 1903-1904.
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''Steeplechase'' (video game), a 1975 arcade game released by Atari
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SteepleChase Records, a Danish jazz label
* Steeplechase Building, in Las Vegas, part of the
Boardwalk Hotel and Casino
The Boardwalk Hotel and Casino was a Coney Island-style hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. It was owned and operated by MGM Mirage. It was part of the Holiday Inn hotel chain until it was acquired by MGM in 2000. It was built before the era of the m ...
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Steeple (disambiguation)
A steeple is a tall tower on a building, often topped by a spire.
Steeple may also refer to: Types of steeple
* Comtois steeple, a church bell tower with Imperial dome, typical of Franche-Comté, France
* Crown steeple, a form of church steeple ...
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Chase (disambiguation)
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