All who are in town for the Breeders' Cup, along with area horsemen and horsewomen are invited to enjoy a great meal, a powerful message by guest speaker, the University of Kentucky's unanimous national player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe, and music. The Chaplaincy will also be celebrating it's 50th anniversary that evening and honoring this year's RTCA White Horse Award winner.

A meal will be served starting at 5:00 p.m., with the program immediately following dinner. The evening is free for all backstretch workers and Breeders' Cup teams, with shuttle services available from the dorms to the chalet beginning at 4:45 p.m. A limited number of tickets will also be made available to the public. Sponsors for the event include Breeders' Cup, WinStar, Spendthrift, Taylor Made, Woodford Thoroughbreds, Keeneland, Edwards Moving & Rigging, and the Jockey Club Safety Net. Click here for more information.

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The White Horse Award is an annual award given to individuals who have done something heroic on behalf of human or horse within the last 12 months. To submit a nomination for this award, visit the RTCA's website here.

The deadline for submission is Sept. 18. For more information, contact the RTCA National Service Center at (859) 410-7822.

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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 more on her story.

“[Dorrian] showed poise and dedication like all true horsemen in such a situation by being calm and ready to act, even in a dangerous situation,” said Jon Moss, Iowa HBPA’s executive director. “The Iowa HBPA who nominated her for the award are immensely proud of her actions and how it demonstrated that horsemen are dedicated to not only their own, but to everyone’s horses at the track.”

Crady, executive director of the Thoroughbred Charities of America (TCA), won the Community Service Award for her continued support of racetrack chaplaincies.

“TCA helps so many non-profit organizations in the Thoroughbred industry to improve the lives of horses and those who take care of them,” said RTCA Executive Director Dan Waits. “[Crady] has always been an advocate of the Chaplaincy and partners with our national office and several local chaplaincies to get backstretch and farm employees the help they need.”

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional White Horse Awards ceremony will not be held. This is the 18th year RCTA has honored winners with these awards.

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White Horse Award – The winner of this year's White Horse Award is Victoria Don Dorrian. On the morning of Sept. 28, 2019, a horse managed to get loose off the backside of Prairie Meadows Racetrack. The horse ran all over the immediate area, into parking lots of local restaurants, gas stations, hotels, etc. All the while Victoria was in a truck pursuing the horse.

Their greatest fear came true as the horse eventually made its way onto the eastbound I-80 interstate, running towards the oncoming traffic. Victoria eventually caught up to the horse in the westbound traffic lane, leapt out of the truck, jumped over a concrete median (never once looking at the traffic coming from behind her), waived the horse down, and eventually captured the horse.

“Victoria showed poise and dedication like all true horsemen in such a situation by being calm and ready to act,” said Jon Moss, Iowa HBPA Executive Director, “even in a dangerous situation. The Iowa HBPA who nominated her for the award are immensely proud of her actions and how it demonstrated that horsemen are dedicated to not only their own, but to everyone's horses at the track.”

To see Victoria's story, click here: 2020 RTCA White Horse Award Winner

Community Service Award – The winner of this year's RTCA Community Service Award is Erin Crady, Executive Director of the Thoroughbred Charities of America for her continual support to racetrack Chaplaincies nationwide and beyond.

RTCA Executive Director Dan Waits said: “TCA helps so many non-profit organizations in the thoroughbred industry to improve the lives of horses and those who take care of them. Erin has always been an advocate of the Chaplaincy and partners with our National office and several local Chaplaincies to get backstretch and farm employees the help they need. RTCA is privileged to honor her in this way.”

Due to COVID-19, the traditional White Horse Awards ceremony will not be possible, however, RTCA will be honoring this year's recipients through various channels of communications, including social media.

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To nominate for The White Horse Award, click here. To nominate for The Community Service Award, click here. For more information, visit https://www.rtcanational.org/events.

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