Ken Browne MBE

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Ken Browne was an outstanding jockey and trainer of jumps racing.

What stood Browne apart from most other horsemen in the world of jumps racing was that he did much of the physical work himself.  He was the owner, the trainer, the blacksmith and the rider.  There was no denying his tag of King Kenny.

He rode 156 jumps winners in New Zealand, 102 of which were over steeplechases.  The last steeplechase win came as a 67-year-old in 2001.

Ken won a total of nine races in the Great Northern Steeplechase at Ellerslie.  The first was in 1977 when he trained, owned and rode Ascona to victory, a feat repeated two years later with the same horse.  He was successful on Ardi in 1990 while his remaining six winners were ridden by professional jockeys.

He represented New Zealand at polo.