National Jockey Celebration Day - Sat 6th August 2022

From Roxby Downs to Randwick, from Moe to Muttaburra, from Darwin to Doomben - race meetings around Australia will pause on Saturday to observe a minute silence in honour of jockeys who have died in races and to pray for safety as the new season begins.

National Jockey Celebration Day, held on the first Saturday in August each year is an initiative of the National Jockeys Trust & the Australian Jockeys Association to:

• Recognise the contribution that both former and current jockeys have made to the thoroughbred racing industry; and
• Commemorate those jockeys who have lost their lives in riding accidents.
• Raise awareness and support of the National Jockeys Trust

Over 890 jockeys have lost their lives in race falls in Australia and many more have suffered serious injury.  As we begin a new season, it is appropriate that we pray for safety and remember the fallen.

This year marks the 18th anniversary of National Jockey Celebration Day and of the National Jockeys trust itself. 
Since 2004, the NJT has provided over $5 million in assistance to more than 390 jockeys and the families of jockeys that have been lost.

ARCC coordinates remembrance ceremonies at every racecourse across Australia which conducts a race meeting on this day.