THE 32ND ANNIVERSARY RUNNING OF THE WILLOWDALE STEEPLECHASE
SATURDAY MAY 10, 2025
10:00AM Gates Open-Welcome!
10:00AM Vendors and Food Trucks open
10:30AM Jack Russell Terrier Races on the Course
11:30AM Pony Races
12:00PM Tailgate Competition Judging begins
12:30PM Themed Hat and Best Dressed competition – Information Booth
12:30PM National Anthem Performed by Dana Guthrie
1:00PM First Race: The Liam Magee
Apprentice Rider Allowance Hurdle
Sponsored by Anne & Michael Moran
and the Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Foundation
Paddock Time: 12:30 PM
1:30PM Second Race: The Folly
Maiden Claiming Hurdle
Sponsored by Lisa and Dixon Stroud and the Guest Bartenders
Paddock Time: 1:00 PM
2:00PM Third Race: The Rose Tree Cup
Conditioned Claiming Hurdle
Sponsored by Sam Slater & Lornie Forbes
Paddock Time: 1:30 PM
2:30PM Fourth Race: The Buttonwood/Sycamore Farms
Willowdale Steeplechase Stakes
Amateur Timber Stakes
Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Rodman W. Moorhead III
and Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Dixon Stroud, Jr.
Paddock Time: 2:00 PM
3:00PM Fifth Race: The Willard A. Speakman Memorial
Foxhunter’s Chase
Apprentice Rider Timber
Sponsored by The Kookaburra Foundation and
the Temple Gwathmey Steeplechase Foundation
Paddock Time: 2:30 PM
3:30PM Sixth Race: The Landhope Cup
Maiden Timber
Sponsored by A Steeplechase Friend
Paddock Time: 3:00 PM
5:30PM Gates Close – safe travels home!
RACES RUN RAIN OR SHINE.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.