Bill Picken
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Bill Picken is the Chairman of the Sydney Turf Club
(STC).
He has been a member of the STC since 1988. He was elected to the board in 1998 and has served as Honorary Treasurer from 2003 to 2004 and Vice Chairman from 2005 to 2008. In December 2008 he was elected Chairman. Picken has a long association with the racing industry and has successfully raced and bred horses. He is also member of the Australian Jockey Club
and a Councillor with the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
(RAS). He was Ringmaster at the 2007 Sydney Royal Easter Show.
Sydney Turf Club
The Sydney Turf Club was founded in 1943 and is the youngest of Australia's Principal Race Clubs. It was formed following an Act passed by the New South Wales parliament called the Sydney Turf Club Act...
(STC).
He has been a member of the STC since 1988. He was elected to the board in 1998 and has served as Honorary Treasurer from 2003 to 2004 and Vice Chairman from 2005 to 2008. In December 2008 he was elected Chairman. Picken has a long association with the racing industry and has successfully raced and bred horses. He is also member of the Australian Jockey Club
Australian Jockey Club
The Australian Jockey Club was founded in January 1842. It morphed from the former Australian Racing Committee set up in May 1840 to set the standards for racing in the colony...
and a Councillor with the Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
The Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales is an Agricultural society based in New South Wales, Australia. They run many of the agricultural shows around New South Wales including the Sydney Royal Easter Show....
(RAS). He was Ringmaster at the 2007 Sydney Royal Easter Show.