National Jockey Celebration Day will again be held nationally this year on Saturday 1st August as race meetings around Australia pause to observe a minute silence in honour of jockeys who have died in races and to pray for safety as the new season begins. Jockey Celebration Day, held on the first Saturday in August…
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August 1st is the Horses’ Birthday. But instead of buying a cake, how about making a donation to the Racing Chaplaincy? The racing chaplains provide pastoral care to the people who work in the racing industry – one of the nation’s largest employers! Watch our Horses’ Birthday Podcast Saturday, 1st August 2026 (4:30pm AEST) ARCC…
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Nominations are now being called for Sydney’s ‘Strapper of the Year’ award for the 2025-2026 season. Now in its seventeenth year, this award endeavours to recognise the behind-the-scenes efforts by those stablehands that tend to go beyond the call of duty. The award is sponsored by Racing NSW and co-ordinated by Australian Racing Christian Chaplaincy. The…
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Tamworth-based trainer, Stephen Meyer (aged 71), died as the result of injuries sustained after being kicked by a horse at Scone Race Club on Scone Cup day on Friday, 15 May 2026. He was treated on scene by first-aid and ambulance officers and then transported to Scone Hospital, but despite the extensive efforts of medical…
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People from all facets of Sydney racing are invited to attend the 2026 Annual Sydney Racing Fraternity Mass. The Racing Mass, to be held on Sunday 8 March, 2026 at 11am, is attended by people of all denominations and by people who are non-churched, representing all sections of the racing industry and is offered for the…
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New chaplain for Brisbane racing We are excited to announce the appointment of Ian Jones as part-time chaplain to the horseracing industry in Brisbane and South-East Queensland. Ian recently retired from pastoral ministry in Baptist churches after 35 years. Before that he was a primary school teacher for 12 years….and throughout all these years he…
2025 Melbourne Cup Appeal Billed as “the race that stops the nation”, the Melbourne Cup is Australia’s best known horse race. It is the one day of the year when the thoughts of many Australians turn to horse racing. But behind the glitz and glamour is a large group of people, drawn together by their…
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At each Friday night meeting at Canterbury Park during the 2025/2026 night racing season, the Australian Turf Club is presenting a $100 award to the strapper of the ‘Best Turned Out’ horse in the feature race of the evening (the KIA Evening Star). (Click here to see the winners list …)
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Thank God for the Racing Chaplains! Kensington Anglican Church (St Martin’s) is hosting a Thanksgiving Service in support of ARCC on Sunday 19 October, 2025 at 10:30am. The intent of the church service is to offer support and encouragement to the racing chaplaincy. We will give thanks to God for the work of ARCC over…
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