In 2000 the Steeplechase will christen its new track in Mineral Springs off N.C. 75. The new site, in western Union County only 15 minutes from the new I-485 outerbelt, features rolling hills, ponds, and trees in the infield. Begun in Ireland in the mid-1700s, the sport soon expanded to England, where in 1839 the first Grand National was staged at Aintree, outside Liverpool. The sport later moved to the United States and into the fox-hunting fields, and today you'll find steeplechase throughout East Coast states. Per-carload ticket prices vary.
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