Three simple words could make a profound difference in someone’s life. Thursday 11th September 2025 is RUOK? day – but you can ask “Are you ok?” any day! Asking the question shows you care enough to notice, you care enough to ask and you care enough to listen. For more information on how to ask,…
Lenny Todd has been named as Sydney Strapper of the Year 2024-2025 There will no doubt be a small hole in Lenny’s heart after the retirement of sprinting mare, I Am Me, earlier this year. He started strapping her in 2022 when she ran at Scone and since then, strapped her in every one of…
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The 10 Finalists have been announced for Sydney’s ‘Strapper of the Year’ award for the 2024-2025 season. Now in its sixteenth 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….
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National Jockey Celebration Day will again be held nationally this year on Saturday 2nd 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 Online Event live Friday, 1st August 2025 (7:30pm AEST) ARCC…
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ARCC is offering to sponsor one Amateur competitor in the 2025 Equimillion, which will take place across the October long weekend at Sydney International Equestrian Centre. The intention of this sponsorship is to enable someone to compete who would not be able to without a sponsor. The calendar for the events across the weekend is…
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“God has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3)
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ARCC has made a submission to the Queensland Racing Review. We encourage the adoption of the strategic objective that everyone involved in any of the three codes of racing across Queensland go home safely at the end of each day. ARCC’s key recommendations to QRR: The Australian Racing Christian Chaplaincy recommends that: You can read…
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12 months ago, Italian-born jockey Stefano Cherchi passed away in Canberra following a racing accident. At Wednesday’s race meeting (April 2nd), the Canberra Racing Club conducted an intimate ceremony, led by Course Chaplain Bob Prior, to commemorate his life. A memorial plaque was unveiled in the Mounting Yard and fellow riders laid roses in Stefano’s…
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New female chaplain for Sydney racing We are excited to announce the appointment of Mrs Debbie Priestley as part-time chaplain with a particular focus on women in the Sydney racing community. Debbie, a high school teacher by trade, loves God, loves people and loves horses, and is natural fit for this role. *** UPDATE ***…
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