Jockeys and horses: a racetrack chaplain’s congregation

From the Associated Press and the Bellefontaine Examiner:

Jeff True, general manager of the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, said he likes the chaplaincy being available to everyone who comes out to the racetrack, regardless of who or where those people come from.

“It’s a resource for these folks to go to,” True said. “It’s designed for the back side, but people on our front side like our concessionaires, work at the casino janitors or even the executives on the second floor (of the racetrack), we’ve got access to it. There’s a close symbiotic relationship between the front side and the back side with respect to the chaplaincy and how they perform here.”

Read more here. Another story on racetrack chaplaincy can be found here.