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The first formal American steeple chase took place in Patterson, N.J., on June 7, 1865, when Nannie Craddock beat Maid of Ottowa over three miles of fair hunting country and 27 fences in a time of nine minutes, 24 seconds.
The present record, set in the 1969 American Grand National at Belmont Park, is held by High Patches, who covered the three miles in five minutes 39 and 3/5 seconds. Today, steeplechasers regularly cover two miles in 3:45 or less.
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