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Kenya Jockey Club

The Jockey Club of Kenya came into being in 1954, although prior to this date racing in Kenya was administered by the East African Turf Club. The earliest form of racing in the country was in 1904 at Machakos when ponies originating from Somalia were raced. Today the principal racecourse is Ngong Racecourse, in the capital Nairobi, which opened in 1954 and replaced the former course at Kariokor. The track hosts 25 meetings a year on a Sunday, the highlight being the Kenya Derby for 3 year olds over 2400 metres. A list of winners since 2004 is shown below.

2004 The Kenya Derby was won by Vivaldi, owned by Mr A L Grammaticas and ridden by D Smith
2005 The Kenya Derby was won by Field Day, owned by Mrs M Haynes and ridden by L Sercombe
2006 The Kenya Derby was won by Tinseltown, owned by the Rafiki Club Syndicate and ridden by J McCann
2007 The Kenya Derby was won by Martial Art, owned by Mr R Karlsen and ridden by J McCann
2008 The Kenya Derby was won by Warai, owned by Mr A L Grammaticas and ridden by I Wachira
2009 The Kenya Derby was won by Tornada Alley, owned by Mr Z Petkovic and ridden by J McCann
2010 The Kenya Derby was won by Golden Ash, owned by Mr J Hawley and ridden by S Njuguna
2011 The Kenya Derby was won by Lazrin (SA), owned by Mr R M Warner and ridden by S Khuma
2012 The Kenya Derby was won by Just Bluffing (SA), owned by Mr D Armstrong and ridden by P Mungai
2013 The Kenya Derby was won by Westonian (SA), owned by Mrs Haynes and ridden by L Sercombe
2014 The Kenya Derby was won by Stake Ur Claim, owned by Mr D Roberts, M Haynes, C Bremner and Y Patel and ridden by L Sercombe
2015 The Kenya Derby was won by Happy Times (SA), owned by Colonel H Farah and ridden by R Khathi
2016 The Kenya Derby was won by Western Ballad (SA), owned by Mr C C Bengough and ridden by D Tanui