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noun a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump
noun a horse race over an obstructed course
originCompound of steeple + chase, from horse races in 18th century Ireland in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0