Starship Turns Down $570k
November 3, 2022
children’s hospital has refused a $520,000 donation declaring it doesn’t take money linked to sport or gambling.
The Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland declined the offer from horse racing giant Mark Chittick of New Zealand’s Waikato Stud after his champion thoroughbred I wish I win took out the $10million Gold Eagle at the races at Rosehill in Sydney.
Mr Chittick tried to donate a chunk of his winnings to the charity to in the hope it would help vulnerable sick children, however following a ‘polite’ conversation the offer was rejected.