Canberra Community Chest

About this event

The Canberra Racing Club is thrilled to announce the launch of the Canberra Community Chest, an innovation race that will see 12 local charities and community groups racing with 12 equine heroes for their share of an AUD50,000 charity chest.

It is a Race Day not to be missed. With good food, live music and thrilling live racing, all in the name of supporting the Canberra community.

The Canberra Community Chest will be run as a Quality Open Handicap over 1400 metres and is worth AUD250,000, with AUD200,000 prizemoney pool and AUD50,000 to be shared between the 12 charity and community partners with a meaningful connection to the Canberra region.

The selection of charity and community partners will be made by an independent committee, with Canberra Business Chamber Chair Archie Tsirimokos, Region Media's Group Editor Genevieve Jacobs AM and Clubs ACT's Operations Manager Kate Palmer tasked with determining the most appropriate partners.

The panel will select 11 partners, with all remaining eligible partners then going for a people's choice award to determine the final beneficiary.

Each of the charity partners will be invited to a Black-Tie event prior to the Canberra Community Chest, where a representative will draw the equine hero racing for their charity.