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MAY 16, 2024 | VOLUME 36 | NUMBER 19
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Claire Jones, Kurt Kosack seeking Democratic nomination in District 61 House race
Seat is currently held by Rep. Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood) who is running for reelection Horses and jockeys competing at the 2024 Iroquois Steeplechase
PHOTO BY HAMILTON MATTHEW MASTERS
2024 Iroquois Steeplechase packs Percy Warner Park BY HAMILTON MATTHEW MASTERS
The trophy for the Bright Hour race on display
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An estimated 30,000 people gathered at Percy Warner Park on Saturday for the 2024 Iroquois Steeplechase, where Snap Decision won a historic three-peat victory. The annual event not only included seven horse races, but plenty of fashion, food and drinks, and children’s activities including the crowd-favorite stick horse race, which raises money for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt as well as Friends of Warner Park. “The caliber of top-rated horses we have attracted truly solidifies the Iroquois Steeplechase’s legacy as a premier destination for steeplechase events in the nation,” Iroquois Steeplechase chairman Dwight Hall said. “Snap Decision’s historic win today cements him as one of the century’s best steeplechase horses and signifies the Steeplechasing community’s continued interest and passion in great horses.” Other winning horses were Ziggle Pops, Old Tom Morris, Ready To Wear, Abaan, Right Tempo and Hard Strike. >> PAGE 4
BY HAMILTON MATTHEW MASTERS Incumbent Republican District 61 Rep. Gino Bulso (R-Brentwood) is facing two Democratic challengers this year with political newcomers Claire Jones and Kurt Koscak vying for the Democratic nomination. Jones, a nurse, decided to run for the House seat following last year’s Covenant School shooting. She also notes the 2020 murder of her former co-worker, Nashville nurse Caitlyn Kaufman, as sparking her advocacy for one of her top issues, gun violence. She has earned several endorsements including from Moms Demand Action and Democrats Serve. Jones supports enacting safe storage laws, extreme risk protection orders and a 24-hour waiting period for purchasing guns, telling The News that she is especially concerned about gun suicides. “If you’re in crisis, and you go to seek to buy a firearm, and you can’t for 24 hours, that’s opportunity that we can save someone, where family could step in, get someone some help, or maybe that moment passes, and the individual is out of that momentary crisis,” Jones said. Jones also lists among her priorities expanding Medicaid, protecting women’s health care — including abortion rights, access to in vitro fertilization and contraception — and gender-affirming care. >> PAGE 2
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