Loyal ATC Members Celebrated on Bob Charley AO Stakes Day At Royal Randwick

3 June, 2026

Many of the Australian Turf Club’s longest-serving Members will be honoured at Royal Randwick this Saturday on one of the feature racedays of the Sydney Winter racing program.

The Listed $200,000 Bob Charley AO Stakes headlines on the track a 10-race card which has attracted a bumper 169 entries.

Bob Charley AO is a former Chairman of the Australian Jockey Club, inaugural Chairman of the NSW Thoroughbred Racing Board and inaugural Chairman of the Australian Racing Board.

Mr Charley also held a number of other prominent positions in the racing industry.

He will be honoured on Saturday with 24 male ATC Members who have reached 50 years of continuous Membership of former Sydney Racing Clubs and the ATC.

This year marks the third group of new inductees to the ATC’s 40-Year Foundation Female Member category.

Five new female inductees will be recognised on Saturday, bringing to 32 the number of 40-Year Foundation Female Members.

Australian Turf Club CEO Steve McMahon said Saturday’s celebration in the Royal Randwick Ballroom was an important acknowledgement of a large group of the ATC’s most loyal and passionate Members.

“ATC Members are an integral part of our Club’s future and success, and these groups of 40 and 50-year plus Members continue to be a significant reminder of our past and present,’’ Mr McMahon said.

“It’s also most appropriate we honour and celebrate these Members along with Bob Charley AO and the raceday named in his honour, for the long and great service Bob has given Sydney racing, our Club and the wider industry.

“We thank all ATC Members for their support and ongoing Membership as we join on Saturday for this special day of appreciation.’’

Full fields for Royal Randwick are available here and full TAB markets for all ten races are available here.

In the Listed $200,000 Bob Charley AO Stakes, Accredited for trainer Joe Pride and jockey Nash Rawiller opens an early $5 TAB Fixed Odds favourite in a wide-open betting market.

Joe Pride has four runners in the race including two previous winners of the Bob Charley Stakes – In Flight (Andrew Adkins $10 TAB) who won last year and 2022 winner Dragonstone (Adam Hyeronimus $17 TAB).

Second favourite in Saturday’s race is General Salute (Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou/Josh Parr) at $5.50 TAB followed in betting by second emergency Wanaruah (Brett and Georgie Cavanough/Kerrin McEvoy) at $7.

Saturday continues the ATC’s Winter Long Lunch – a three-course five-hour dining experience in Royal Randwick’s prestigious Chairman’s Club.

Full details of Saturday’s offer along with future racedays are available here.

The Winter Long Lunch will run until the end of August and is available for both ATC Members and non-Members.

For all racing, general and ticketing information visit theraces.com.au

AUSTRALIAN TURF CLUB MEDIA CONTACT:

Brett de Vine

0419 613 455

bdevine@theATC.com.au