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Starting Gate Crewman Gets White Horse Award

Starting Gate Crewman Gets White Horse Award

Remington Park gate crewman Jeremy Best has been selected as the Race Track Chaplaincy of America's 2011 White Horse Award recipient for rescuing Quarter Horse jockey Roy Brooks during an incident last spring.

 Thursday, November 03, 2011
Groom Honored by RTCA for Selfless Acts

Groom Honored by RTCA for Selfless Acts

Daniel Orantes, 29, was presented with the Race Track Chaplaincy of America's White Horse Award at the organization's annual luncheon at Churchill Downs Nov. 4.

 Thursday, November 04, 2010

White Horse Award Nominees Sought

The Race Track Chaplaincy of America is now seeking nominations for the 2010 White Horse Award.

 Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Inside Track: Helpful Hauler

Inside Track: Helpful Hauler

Steve Hiatt never thought he would win an award for doing the thing he enjoys more than anything else in the world-helping horses.

 Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Hiatt Earns White Horse Award

Hiatt Earns White Horse Award

Steve Hiatt, a horse van operator in Northern California, was named the recipient of the seventh annual Race Track Chaplaincy of America's White Horse Award Nov. 5 at Santa Anita Park.

 Thursday, November 05, 2009

RTCA Extends White Horse Nominee Deadline

The Race Track Chaplaincy of America announced Sept. 30, that the nominations deadline date for the 2009 White Horse Award has been extended to Oct. 15.

 Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Donnally Leaving Race Track Chaplaincy

Chaplain Ed Donnally, director of development for the Race Track Chaplaincy of America since 2001, has announced his resignation from the organization.

 Wednesday, October 29, 2008
White Horse Award Luncheon Scheduled

White Horse Award Luncheon Scheduled

The Race Track Chaplaincy of America will honor racing's unsung heroes with it sixth White Horse Award presented by Taylor Made at Santa Anita Park Oct. 23, the day before the start of the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

 Monday, October 13, 2008

Taylor Made to Sponsor White Horse Award

Taylor Made Sales Agency and Taylor Made Stallions have become the sponsor of Race Track Chaplaincy of America's sixth White Horse Award.

 Friday, September 05, 2008
Aircraft Mechanic Ponce Receives White Horse Award

Aircraft Mechanic Ponce Receives White Horse Award

Navy Aircraft Mechanic first class Johnny Arrendondo Ponce became the first non-track worker to win the Race Track Chaplaincy of America's White Horse Award when it was presented Oct. 25 at the Taylor Made Stallions' White Horse Heroes Luncheon at Monmouth Park.

 Thursday, October 25, 2007

White Thoroughbred Sire Moved to Lexington

Arctic White turned four years old in 2003 and became the only Jockey Club registered white Thoroughbred stallion in North America. Thursday, he moved from Oregon to Kentucky to stand at Lexington's newest Thoroughbred farm, Shadow Mountain Stallions.

 Friday, September 30, 2005

Kentucky Horse Park Worker New White Horse Award Nominee

Kevin Schulte, whose family owns the horse back riding concession at the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington, has been nominated to the Race Track Chaplaincy of America's 2005 White Horse Award.

 Friday, July 08, 2005

Breeders' Cup Party Set for Backstretch Workers

United Tote and The Race Track Chaplaincy of America will host the "United Tote Backstretch Bonanza," a special event for backstretch workers, at Belmont Park Oct. 25 during the week of the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.

 Friday, July 01, 2005

White Horse to Race to Benefit Chaplaincy

All Glory to God, a rare white Thoroughbred in training at San Luis Rey Downs in Southern California, will race to benefit the Race Track Chaplaincy of America, according to the colt's owners and RTCA officials.

 Tuesday, June 07, 2005

Woodley Named White Horse Award Winner

John Woodley, a jockey and exercise rider at Fairmount Park in southern Illinois was named the recipient of the Race Track Chaplaincy of America's White Horse Award Thursday afternoon at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie, Texas.

 Thursday, October 28, 2004

White Horse Award Lunch to Feature Art Sale

In conjunction with the presentation of its White Horse Award Oct. 28 at Lone Star Park, the Race Track Chaplaincy of America will offer for sale life-sized works of art to benefit its programs.

 Tuesday, October 19, 2004

RTCA Announces First White Horse Nominees, New Locations

The Race Track Chaplaincy of America (RTCA) announced its first nominees for the 2004 White Horse Award, which strives to honor unsung heroes at North American racetracks.

 Wednesday, April 28, 2004

White Horse Award at Lone Star Park

Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie will host the Race Track Chaplaincy of America's White Horse Heroes Luncheon as one of its special events in conjunction with the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships there Oct. 30. The White Horse Heroes Luncheon is set for Oct. 28.

 Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Leigh Gray Wins First 'White Horse Award'

Former Southern California exercise rider Leigh Gray was honored Thursday by the Race Track Chaplaincy of America with the organization's first "White Horse Award," given to a backstretch employee who puts their own life at risk in order to help a horse or human in danger.

 Thursday, October 23, 2003

Five Nominated for White Horse Award

Five horse racing heroes have been selected as finalists for the Race Track Chaplaincy of America's first annual White Horse Award, will be presented Oct. 23. The winner will be announced at the White Horse Heroes Luncheon at the track's Seabiscuit Court.

 Thursday, October 16, 2003

First White Horse Award To Honor Heroic Act

The Race Track Chaplaincy of America's first annual White Horse Award will be presented during a special White Horse Heroes luncheon at Santa Anita Park's Seabiscuit Court October 23, two days before the Breeders' Cup World Thoroughbred Championships.

 Thursday, April 03, 2003