HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Rick Mann is a chaplain with horse sense. Every day, he ministers to people who make their living, and often their home, on the backstretch of Oaklawn Park racetrack.
As the racing season begins, he’s one of the few people at the track not praying that he picked a winner. Instead he’s busy making sure the groomers, exercise riders and other track employees have a warm place to sleep, a Bible to read and whatever other support they need.