Tebow to speak at Race for Grace April 29

An edited Kentucky racetrack chaplaincy release

Tim Tebow — 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, football analyst, New York Times best-selling author and man of deep faith — will be the keynote speaker for the Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy’s annual Race for Grace fundraiser on the evening of Monday, April 29th, 2024 at Churchill Downs on Millionaires’ Row. The event is being held in conjunction with Derby Week celebrations leading up to the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby.

Race for Grace raises funds for the chaplaincy’s mission of nurturing the spiritual and material needs of all people in the horse-racing industry and their families through Christian ministry. The event will celebrate and discuss what it means to be an MVP in life and on the field, whether it’s football, baseball or at the race track. WinStar Farm CEO Elliott Walden will serve as emcee, with Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day serving as host.

The event will feature a silent and live auction including items such as 2025 Kentucky Derby and Oaks boxes and the 150th Derby contenders’ halters, signed Tim Tebow items, a Keeneland package, golf packages, horse-racing art and memorabilia as well as trips to Mexico, a Montana cabin vacation, Argentina Dove Hunt trip and much more.

Race for Grace tickets are limited, and sponsorships are welcome. For an invitation to Race for Grace and more information about sponsorships, please contact: Sharilyn Unthank at [email protected] or 502-297-3508.

For more information, please visit the Kentucky Chaplaincy website at https://kychaplaincy.org.

Jennie Rees is a communications and advocacy specialist in the horse industry who spent 32 years covering horse racing for The (Louisville) Courier-Journal before taking a corporate buyout. In addition to handling communications for the Kentucky HBPA, Rees is Kentucky Downs’ publicity director, manages in-season racing publicity for Ellis Park and serves as a consultant to the National HBPA. Other projects include the Preakness Stakes, Indiana Grand’s Indiana Derby Week and work for various HBPA affiliates and horsemen’s associations.