NGONG RACECOURSE

The Ngong racecourse, a right handed oval track of approximately 2400 metres, is situated 12 kilometres west of the city of Nairobi the Kenyan capital. It stages races from August until the next July, with the normal race day being Sunday, and was first opened in 1954, replacing Nairobi’s former racecourse of Kariokor. The track is administered by the Jockey Club of Kenya, with a selection of badges shown below.

The principal race is the Kenya Derby which is run each April, although the track, the only one in Kenya, also stages the Guineas for colts, the Fillies Guineas, the Oaks and the St Leger. A list of recent winners of each of the 5 Classics is shown below.

Winners of the Kenya Guineas for 3 year old colts over 1600 metres
1999 The Guineas was won by Jaasi Kirani owned by Mr B C Patel and ridden by Tony McGlone
2000 The Guineas was won by Happy Hobo owned by Mr D Farrar and Mrs L Dance and ridden by Tony McGlone
2001 The Guineas was won by Badinage owned by Mr and Mrs A L Grammaticas and ridden by I Wachira
2002 The Guineas was won by James Bond owned by Mr N Sarif and Mrs P A Sercombe and ridden by S Njuguba
2003 The Guineas was won by Mesopotamia owned by Mr and Mrs A L Grammaticas and ridden by J McCann
2004 The Guineas was won by Jubilee Mark owned by Mr and Mrs A L Grammaticas and ridden by I Wachira
2005 The Guineas was won by Dexter owned by Mr and Mrs C C Bengough and ridden by C Carver
2006 The Guineas was won by Risky Business owned by Mrs M B Binks and ridden by J McGinn
2007 The Guineas was won by Vayu owned by Mr P L Mahajan and ridden by D Ngure
2008 The Guineas produced a dead heat between Sound Whisper, owned by Rainbow Warriors and ridden by N Stott, and African Storm owned by Mrs Elsa and Mr Romolo Severini and Mr J Svensson and ridden by J McCann
2009 The Guineas was won by Onapromise owned by Mr R Warner and ridden by T Pretorius
2010 The Guineas was won by Chilulu owned by Mr J Muya and Mrs M Morson and ridden by D Ngure
2011 The Guineas was won by Armstrongs Girl owned by Mr D Armstrong and ridden by J Muhindi
2012 The Guineas was won by Kings Point owned by the Maddison Family and ridden by J Lokorian
2013 The Guineas was won by Westonian owned by Mrs M Haynes and ridden by L Sercombe
2014 The Guineas was won by The Nutcracker owned by Mrs Natasha and Mr David Ansell and ridden by L Sercombe
2015 The Guineas was won by Spring Run owned by Mrs M Shava and Mr B Henry and ridden by P Mungai
2016 The Guineas was won by Cheney owned by Mrs M Haynes and ridden by L Sercombe
2017 The Guineas was won by Hawker Fury owned by Mr J Mburu and ridden by K Derere
2018 The Guineas was won by White Dragon owned by Mrs M Spencer and ridden by L Sercombe

Winners of the Kenya Fillies Guineas for 3 year old fillies over 1600 metres
1999 The Fillies Guineas was won by Windsong owned by Mrs Elsa and Mr Romolo Severini and Mr J Svensson and ridden by S Njuguna
2000 The Fillies Guineas was won by Motoine owned by Golden Fleece Ltd and ridden by J McGinn
2001 The Fillies Guineas was won by La Boheme owned by Mrs W Molinaro and Mr B Patel and ridden by J McGinn
2002 The Fillies Guineas was won by Arabian Mystery owned by Ms H Mathews and Mr A Barry and ridden by C Carver
2003 The Fillies Guineas was won by It’s a Secret owned by the Far Vision Syndicate and ridden by J McCann
2004 The Fillies Guineas was won by Be Tidy owned by Mr N Sarif and ridden by C Carver
2005 The Fillies Guineas was won by Similitude owned by Mr and Mrs A L Grammaticas and ridden by I Wachira
2006 The Fillies Guineas was won by Risky Business owned by Mrs M B Binks and ridden by J Sampson
2007 The Fillies Guineas was won by Cedarbug owned by Mr I Gibson and Mrs S Fort and ridden by R Peters
2008 The Fillies Guineas was won by Lichenfield owned by Mrs M Haynes and ridden by L Sercombe
2009 The Fillies Guineas was won by Pirates Coup owned by Mr and Mrs A T Fraser and ridden by T Pretorius
2010 The Fillies Guineas was won by Caricature owned by Mr and Mrs A L Grammaticas and ridden by I Wachira
2011 The Fillies Guineas was won by Armstrongs Girl owned by Mr D Armstrong and ridden by J Muhindi
2012 The Fillies Guineas was won by Heard The One owned by Karen Blixen Coffee Garden and ridden by J Lokorian
2013 The Fillies Guineas was won by Wonnitestand owned by Mrs M Haynes and ridden by L Sercombe
2014 The Fillies Guineas was won by Military Song owned by Mr R Karlsen and ridden by J McCann
2015 The Fillies Guineas was won by Happy Times owned by Colonel H Farah and ridden by R Khathi
2016 The Fillies Guineas was won by Western Ballard owned by Mr and Mrs C C Bengough and ridden by D Tanui
2017 The Fillies Guineas was won by School of Rock owned by Mrs A Bhaloo, Mr P Anjana, Mr F Puchercos and Mr R Karlsen and ridden by J Muhindi
2018 The Fillies Guineas was won by Zodi West owned by Mr J Mburu and ridden by P Mungai

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