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Sydney Turf Club has appointed Max Whitby as a Director on its Board to fill the casual vacancy which had arisen following the resignation of Alan Brown.

“We are delighted to have been able to appoint someone of the calibre of Max Whitby to the STC Board,” said STC Chairman Bill Picken.

“Max is a man of enormous standing within the NSW racing industry and has a great history of service in administration within the industry. He will bring his knowledge of racing and its participants to the STC Board as well as providing the strength of his financial and business acumen to an already strong Board,” Picken said.

Max Whitby has extensive experience in establishing and managing successful companies in the financial markets sector and various high volume consumer industries. Over a 35-year period, Max has gained wide knowledge of the thoroughbred industry through ownership breeding and punting and currently owns 30 racehorses with breeding interests in Australia and New Zealand.

Max has served for 15 years as a Director/Member and 4 years as President of the NSW Racehorse Owners Association and has been a breeder, owner, syndicate member and punter. He has raised extensive funds on behalf of many charities including St Vincent De Paul, Matthew Talbot Hostel and RedKite – cancer fund for families of children with cancer.