Kia Friday Night Racing Returns With Free Offers, Food Markets And A Charity Jockey Series
12 November, 2025
The Australian Turf Club’s Kia Friday Night Racing Season returns to Canterbury Park this week – the first of ten meetings across four months offering free entry, family entertainment and a huge range of popular food stalls.
The ATC again joins with Quayclean – Australia’s leading cleaning, hygiene and waste management firm – and a range of charities as 12 of Sydney’s best jockeys compete in the Quayclean Night Rider Series.
Jockeys will be allocated a community group or charitable cause and compete in all races on 3 points win, 2 points second and one point third each night, until the final meeting on 28 February 2025.
The 12 jockeys competing from 14 November 2025 to 27 February 2026 are James McDonald, Nash Rawiller, Tyler Schiller, Jason Collett, Zac Lloyd, Tommy Berry, Kerrin McEvoy, Josh Parr, Tim Clark, Adam Hyeronimus, Anna Roper and Braith Nock.
At the end of the series a total of $36,500 will be donated to the nominated charities.
On Schweppes Opening Night this Friday a draw will link each charity and jockey. The full list of charities is below.
Jockeys with the highest totals earn for their causes: $10,000 (leading rider), $5,000 (second high total) $3,500 (third highest) and $2,000 for each charity of the remaining riders.
Australian Turf Club Interim CEO Steve McMahon said Kia Friday Night racing brought Sydney’s best jockeys and trainers with their horses right up close to the crowds.
“Kia Friday Night racing at Canterbury Park brings its own unique and vibrant atmosphere for the local community to come together,’’ Mr McMahon said.
“Its especially good value and fun for families with free entry, free entertainment and the hugely popular market food stalls.’’
Kia Australia Events and Partnerships Manager Melissa Gray said: “A free event with quality racing, great food and family activities that brings about a great sense of community spirit is rare in this day and age.
“We’re proud to once again be a part of the Kia Friday Night Racing series as a staple community event and are all very excited for the upcoming season.’’
Quayclean CEO Mark Piwkowski said: “We’re proud to again support the Quayclean Night Rider Series with the Australian Turf Club. This initiative recognises the remarkable impact of charities like Humanity Matters, the 2024 winner, along with all 12 participating charities. Our ongoing commitment deepens the shared focus on community engagement, inclusion and social connection through our long-standing partnership with the ATC.”
Madelienne Anderson from Cambridge Markets said: “Cambridge Markets is thrilled to bring our market magic to the Kia Friday Night Racing season — combining the excitement of racing with the warmth of community.
“With themed nights, free kids activities and incredible food stalls, each event is a chance for families and friends to connect and enjoy a truly festive atmosphere.’’
Friday’s eight-race card starts at 6pm with general admission gates opening at 5pm and a final race at 9.30pm.
Full fields for the meeting are available here.
The Kia Friday Night meetings will have a feature $80,000 Evening Star race.
For all racing, general and ticketing information for upcoming meetings across Kia Night Racing at Canterbury Park go to www.australianturfclub.com.au
AUSTRALIAN TURF CLUB MEDIA CONTACT:
Brett de Vine
0419 613 455
bdevine@australianturfclub.com.au
| Organisation | Description |
| Meals On Wheels | Canterbury Meals on Wheels Inc. is a service that provides home delivered meals to persons, living in the City of Canterbury Local Government Area, who are frail and elderly, or have a disability, or are a carer. |
| Learning Links | Preventing learning difficulties from causing disadvantage. We work in close collaboration with schools, early childhood settings, professionals, and parents to help children with learning disabilities and difficulties. |
| Dancing Heart Studios | This charity provides relief from suffering for disabled persons of all ages via structured and educational weekly dance classes. |
| St Michaels Meals | Meals are prepared in Bankstown and taken to Central Station to feed the homeless. |
| Heartbeat of Football | Our mission is to have zero heart-related deaths on the sporting ground by promoting healthy hearts in sport via awareness, education, prevention and action. |
| Recreation, Sports and Aquatics Club | RSAC provides leisure activities, sport and recreation for people with disability and support for carers. |
| Earlwood Public School P&C | Earlwood Public School P&C promotes the interests of the school by bringing parents, citizens, students and teaching staff into close co-operation. |
| Lloyd McDermott Foundation | Increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in Rugby and use Rugby as a tool to provide opportunities and education to enrich the lives of young Indigenous males and females. |
| Turbans 4 Australia Inc | Since 2015, Turbans 4 Australia has specialised in providing emergency goods to people in need regardless of their race, religion or ethnicity. |
| Morris Children’s Fund | Morris Children’s Fund provides specialist Music Therapy Program for children who have significant learning needs because of severe physical and multiple disabilities, an illness or special needs, the ability to learn and communicate through music and musical instruments. |
| Humanity Matters | Creating dynamic connected communities that embrace and celebrate ALL their members, opening doors for social inclusion to those young people who have become disengaged and isolated in Bankstown, weekly on Friday nights. |
| WNOW (When no one is watching) | WNOW creates environments where men are proud to be men; comfortable to take their ‘armour’ off and be their authentic selves, feeling supported and safe in a community of like-minded men through sunrise classes and events. |
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