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Racing Steward resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what racing stewards actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most racing stewards should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Experienced racing industry professional with a strong background in regulatory compliance and race day operations. Skilled in interpreting and applying the Australian Rules of Racing, conducting inquiries, and managing integrity matters. Committed to fair competition and the welfare of horses and participants.
Key skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Regulatory and administrative law
- Risk and internal controls
- Racing Australia Integrity Management System
- Race day betting monitoring platforms
- Video review and replay systems
- Stewards reporting and case management software
- Attention to detail
- Written communication
- Problem solving
- Stakeholder management
Experience: example bullet points
- Conducted inquiries into interference and riding tactics, applying the Australian Rules of Racing consistently across race meetings.
- Reviewed race footage and betting data to identify integrity and welfare concerns, escalating serious matters to senior stewards.
- Interviewed jockeys, trainers and licensed persons, preparing clear written reports and penalty recommendations.
- Patrolled mounting yard and track to monitor conduct, addressing breaches of rules and welfare standards promptly.
- Prepared case files for appeal bodies, ensuring decisions were well documented and defensible.
Education
Entry is typically through extensive experience as a jockey, trainer or racing administrator, with Year 12 or equivalent; some stewards hold a Certificate IV or diploma in racing or a related field.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Australian Rules of Racing
- Racing Australia
- state racing authorities
- stewards inquiry
- integrity management
- race day operations
- betting monitoring
- video review
- penalty determinations
- appeals
- licensed persons
- horse welfare
- regulatory compliance
- administrative law
- risk controls
- case management
- mounting yard
- patrolling
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.