Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Craig Williams recently joined his Ukrainian-born wife Larysa, their four children, and his parents for a humanitarian trip to deliver aide across Ukraine. Williams recounted the life-changing trip to the Thoroughbred Racing Commentary.
After raising over $300,000 from the racing industry and other Australians, Williams and his crew were able to take over 2,000 pounds of trauma and survival kits to distribute across the war-torn Ukraine. They also purchased four vehicles in Poland for the trip, which have since been repurposed as ambulances on the front lines.
“Of course I was worried about my children's safety,” Williams told TRC. “But by being able to show them that things are dangerous and life is not easy, they now realize that it's not whether you've won that G1, whether you have so much money in the bank or are healthy.
“It's about doing the right thing and helping save lives, even though you are 15,000km away. When I explain how grateful people in Ukraine are to the people of Australia, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I can't put into enough words the satisfaction this trip has given me.
“There is no greater reward than being able to save someone's life. They are fighting the war for the rest of Europe and the world. It's right over wrong and good over evil.”
Read more at the Thoroughbred Racing Commentary.
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