Steeplechase and Friends of Children's Hospital part ways

The horsemen of the Iroquois Steeplechase and the women of its longtime partner, Vanderbilt's Friends of Children's Hospital, are riding off in different directions.

The Friends have split up with the Volunteer State Horsemen’s Foundation, which runs the Steeplechase, amid differences over what role the Friends should play in overseeing the annual high-society horse race.