Our Team

Steven Keene
CEO
Steven Keene - CEO
Steven grew up in Henty, NSW in his family with two sisters and one brother. Always attracted to sports, he spent a lot of time on the footy field, swimming pool and cricket oval. Steven spent time in living in Sydney, at University in Wagga Wagga, a small stint in Western Austraila before settling down in Wodonga. From 2019 to recently, Steven was the CEO and the Murrumbidgee Turf Club in Wagga Wagga.
Steven looks forward to his family settling down and calling Scone home. Steven and Claire have four children Oliver, Henry, Leo and Delilah.
Along with Steven’s passion for racing, he spends time away from the track following cricket and Australian Rules Football.
Steven has spent the past six and a half years in the racing industry, developing many great contacts to which he still calls on today. “I love that there are no two days the same in the racing industry, and every day presents new challenges”.
With an exciting future for the Scone Race Club, that are confirmed by the amazing government and industry support, Steven believes that there has never been a better time to be part of the Scone Race club.
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Jody Rodgers
Racecourse & Facilities Manager
Jody Rogers - Racecourse & Facilities Manager
Jody spent his childhood growing up in the western suburbs of Sydney playing a bit of Ruby League but mostly earning his stripes amongst his 4 brothers. Leaving school he found himself working on multiple construction sites for many years until an opportunity arose at Wyong Race course in the track maintenance team. It is here where Jody found his passion for Turf Management and quickly rose through the ranks before being offered the Track Managers position in Cessnock.
Jody continued to learn his trade at this smaller facility With his thirst for knowledge growing the calling of a larger facility came knocking and Jody soon found himself battling the Goulburn winters as their new Track Manager. The differing weather patterns of Goulburn were a great learning curve for Jody juggling the harsh winter conditions with the oppressive heat of summer.
Jody’s passion and skill set had caught the attention of his metropolitan counterparts and soon he was offered another opportunity to work alongside the best in his field joining the Randwick and Rosehill teams. Jody’s learning curve continued on an upward spiral working under the likes of Navesh Ramdhani and Greg Puckeridge, the later would later entice Jody to turn around a facility a long way from home in Townsville.
This was to be Jody’s biggest test on multiple fronts as this highly utilised North Queensland track had fallen on tough times and required a heavily skilled and committed Manager to turn its fortunes around and they most certainly got this in Jody.
Having a new baby and holding a desire to be back closer to family saw Jody apply for the vacant Scone position in September 2020. In his spare time Jody enjoys catching up with friends and family and supporting his beloved Sydney Roosters whilst enjoying his favourite XXXX Gold beverage.
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Suzi Craig
Finance & Operations
Suzi Craig - Administration Officer
Born and bred in Zimbabwe, Suzi spent the bulk of her childhood travelling the globe with her parents and 2 sisters. After being educated in 9 schools across 8 different countries and adopting numerous lingual and cultural skills, she said goodbye to her expat lifestyle and joined the Polo world in the UK.
Three years of working for prestigious polo teams in the UK led her to the oasis that is Ellerston to maintain her love of polo and world class ponies. Once Suzi chose to settle down and raise a family, she discovered a passion for finance thus enhancing her education in that area. After 17yrs hiding in the hills of the Upper Hunter, Suzi has decided to re-enter the (slightly) wider world, that is Scone, and pursue a new lifestyle and career in the surrounds of the Racing Industry.
Her enthusiasm for finance and entertaining, combined with her love and knowledge of horses, make Scone Race Club the ideal location to unmask her talents and persona.
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Chloe Russell
Administration
Chloe Russell – Administration Trainee
Born in Newcastle then spending her early years in Emerald, Queensland and Maitland, NSW, Chloe grew up amusing others around her with her funny, outgoing personality. Chloe’s life has always been surrounded by sports from playing cricket or tackle footy in the backyard with her siblings, to playing and coaching netball on the weekends, whilst always supporting her friends and families sporting teams.
In 2014 Chloe made the move to Scone where she attended Scone High School up until she graduated in 2019 and started her job at McDonalds in 2016 where she worked for over 4 years. This is where she learnt how to communicate with and lead a team effectively. In school Chloe participated in as many different sports that she could, but she has always had a true passion for netball, in which she has represented both Scone and Muswellbrook at state level.
In 2017 Chloe and 20 other girls travelled to Los Angeles to train with some of Australia’s best netballers and showcased the sport to America.
Her confidence and friendliness make her very approachable, which has helped her throughout her life whether it be in school, work, sporting events, or everyday interactions.
Chloe joined Scone Race Club in March 2021 and with her can-do attitude wishes to extend her already existing skills whilst developing new ones in the many years to come. When she is not working Chloe can be found at the netball courts or spending time with her friends and family.
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Committee
Chairman | Alastair Pulford | |
Treasurer | Scott Shann | |
Committee Members: | Daniel Morgan | Arthur Mitchell |
Peter Townsend | Alison Firth | |
Damien Toose | Alister Fraser | |
Charlotte Warner | Michael Burke |