Simulated workplaceCAQA Silverstride Racing and Breeding is a fictional business created by CAQA for training and assessment. It is not a real company and no person, client or record here is real.About this simulation
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Simulated workplace
Staff directory

The people

Ten roles you will work with. Sign in as any of them to personalise the workspace. All people are fictional.

Every person here is fictional. Names, roles and biographies were invented by CAQA for the simulation and do not describe any real person.
HC

Helen Castellano

General Manager
Executive · she/her

Runs the whole operation across the three properties, has been with Silverstride since 2008 and still walks the Cranbourne barns every Monday morning.

DW

Dale Whitmore

Head Trainer
Thoroughbred Training Stables · he/him

Licensed trainer of 21 years who sets every horse's work program and feeding plan and signs off every runner before it leaves for the races.

TO

Tanya Okoro

Harness Trainer and Driver
Harness Racing Division · she/her

Trains and drives the standardbred team at Melton, has held her trainer-driver licence for 12 years and leads gear checks before every trial and race.

BK

Bruce Kettering

Stud Manager
Stud and Breeding · he/him

Manages stallions, mares and young stock at Nagambie, joined in 2011 and is responsible for the stud records and the yearling sale consignments.

DF

Dr Farah Nasser

Veterinary Liaison and Welfare Manager
Horse Health and Welfare · she/her

Registered veterinarian who joined in 2019 to run the treatment log, medication store and welfare program across all three properties.

LP

Liam Petrakis

Racing Manager
Racing Operations and Administration · he/him

Handles nominations, acceptances, jockey bookings and owner communications, and has been at Silverstride for seven years after starting as a race day strapper.

JM

Jo Malouf

People, Safety and Compliance Manager
People, Safety and Compliance · they/them

Runs inductions, rosters, the incident register and audits, and joined in 2022 from a background in agricultural safety management.

KD

Kirra Donnelly

Stable Foreman
Thoroughbred Training Stables · she/her

Supervises the Cranbourne stablehands and riders each morning, allocates horses on the roster and has worked her way up over nine years at the stable.

SV

Sam Vandenberg

Trackwork Rider
Thoroughbred Training Stables · he/him

Rides eight to ten horses each morning in pacework and gallops, reports how each horse travelled and has been riding work at Silverstride for four years.

PS

Priyanka Sethi

Stud Hand and Foaling Attendant
Stud and Breeding · she/her

Works the foaling roster and handles mares and foals at Nagambie, now in her third season and responsible for the night foaling checks.