steeplechase vs footrace

steeplechase and footrace both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
steeplechase	Yes	No	No	No
footrace	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, footrace is a hypernym of steeplechase; that is, footrace is a word with a broader meaning than steeplechase:

steeplechase: a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump
footrace: a race run on foot

Other hypernyms of steeplechase include foot race, run.

steeplechase (noun)	footrace (noun)
a horse race over an obstructed course	a race run on foot
a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump