Rawnaq wins Calvin Houghland Iroquois Steeplechase (The Associated Press)
Rawnaq regained the lead in stretch and held on to win the $200,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois Steeplechase on Saturday at Percy Warner Park. The 9-year-old gelding became eligible for a $500,000 bonus offered by Baltimore’s Brown Advisory Group to the Iroquois winner for a victory in England in March in the Ryanair World Hurdle. When asked if he was willing to accept the challenge for his Irish-bred horse, owner Irvin S. Naylor of Reisterstown, Maryland, said, ”Yes.