Race Track Chaplaincy of America

The Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RTCA), which ministers to the needs of those in the racing industry, honored WinStar Farm's Elliott Walden and outrider Bo Butler with the 22nd annual White Horse and Community Service Awards during the RTCA's "Night of Faith, Hope & Love" held during Breeders' Cup week. The awards are meant to recognize "selfless servants" throughout the industry. Walden, who has served as the RTCA National President for six of the last seven years, was named the RTCA 2024 Community Service Award recipient. Among his other...

The Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RTCA) will host its 9th Annual Golf Scramble Tuesday, Apr. 16 at University Club of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky with all proceeds going to support the network of chaplaincies, the non-profit said in a Friday release. The tournament will begin with lunch at 11:30 a.m. ET. before a 12:30 p.m. start. Included in the registration fee are green fees, lunch, team photo, food after the round, a special gift and more. A host of prizes will be given out for longest drive, closest-to-the-pin, door...

The Race Track Chaplaincy of America has honored Dan Fick with its RTCA Community Service Award and David Pope with its RTCA White Horse Award. Fick has served in leadership positions with numerous organizations, including The Jockey Club, American Quarter Horse Association, various state racing commissions, Winners Federation, Groom Elite, Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards, and many others. He was instrumental in establishing the Racing Officials Accreditation Program. With decades of service to the chaplaincy, Fick has helped to craft the organization. He served on the RTCA National Board as President...

Nominations are now being accepted for the Race Track Chaplaincy of America's 21st annual White Horse Award. The White Horse Award is given annually to individuals who have done something heroic on behalf of human or horse in the past 12 months. The winner of the 2022 RTCA White Horse Award was Nery Delcid, who bravely prevented a maliciously set fire from spreading at Churchill Downs. The nomination deadline for the award is Aug. 25. To submit a nomination or for a complete set of rules and criteria for the...

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas will serve as the keynote speaker at this year's 21st annual Race For Grace May 1, which benefits the Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy. Held along Millionaires Row in the clubhouse at Churchill Downs, the dinner will include a live auction featuring a box for the 2024 Kentucky Oaks and Kentucky Derby, while a silent auction sports leather halters from last year's Derby participants, horse racing art and other assorted memorabilia. Scott Davenport, Bellarmine University men's basketball coach who led the Knights to the...

The Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RTCA) will host its 8th Annual Golf Scramble Tuesday, Apr. 18 at University Club of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky. All proceeds go to support the network of RTCA Chaplaincies. The tournament will begin with lunch at 11:30 a.m. before a 12:30p.m. start. Included in the registration fee are green fees, lunch, team photo, food after the round, golf gifts. A host of prizes will be given out for longest drive, closest-to-the-pin, door prizes and other games. Each par 3 will have hole-in-one prizes and...

The Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RTCA) will host its eighth annual golf scramble at the University Club of Kentucky Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. The event will begin with lunch at 11:30 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Included in the registration fee are green fees, lunch, a team photo, food after the round, golf gifts and more. A host of outstanding prizes will be given out for longest drive, closest-to-the-pin, door prizes and other special games. Each par 3 will have extraordinary hole-in-one prizes and an...

The Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy will host their 20th annual Race for Grace, a dinner and fundraising event to support the ongoing work of the chaplaincy, on Monday, May 2 at 6:00pm. As a kickoff to Kentucky Derby week, the event will be held on Millionaires' Row in the clubhouse at Churchill Downs. Nationally-recognized pastor Bob Russell will be the keynote speaker of the event and Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day will be the Master of Ceremonies. "20 years ago, we said let's do this thing called the Race...

The Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RTCA) has named this year's White Horse Award winners, which honor heroism on behalf of human or horse. Honored this year are Victoria Don Dorrian, winner of the White Horse Award, and Erin Crady, winner of the Community Service Award. Dorrian earned her moment of heroism in September, 2019, when a loose horse at Prairie Meadows escaped from the track and ended up on interstate 80, running toward oncoming traffic. Dorrian threw herself into harm's way and eventually captured the horse. Click to see...

The Race Track Chaplaincy of America will host its sixth annual golf tournament at Champions Trace Golf Club in Nicholasville, Kentucky Oct. 6. All proceeds support RTCA National and racetrack chaplaincies across the country. Registration includes green fees, boxed lunch, a team photo, food after the first round, golf gifts and an award ceremony. Prizes will be given out for longest drive, closest-to-the-pin, door prizes and a chance to win a hole-in-one Grand prize of an all-expenses paid Hawaiian vacation. To register or request sponsorship information, contact the National Service...

Nominations for the Race Track Chaplaincy of America's White Horse Awards are now open. The White Horse Award is for individuals who have done something heroic on behalf of a human or horse. Nominations are also open for the Community Service Award, which is given to an individual who has made significant contributions to the welfare of racetrack chaplaincy ministries. Nominations are due Sept. 14 and the award ceremony will be held virtually.