KINGSTON, Jamaica - The seventh race on Saturday, March 22, 2025, will be run in honour of former many times champion jockey, Omar Walker.
The Omar Walker Trophy is for horses at the Overnight Allowance level going five furlongs round.
In tribute to Walker, the only man to win the jockeys' title on six occasions since racing started at Caymanas Park in 1959, this website publishes the list of champion jockeys since 1934.
| CHAMPION JOCKEYS (1938 - 2024) | |||
| Year | Names | Wins | Rides |
| 1938 | Ernest Perkins | 58 | 219 |
| 1939 | Charles Neath | 28 | 122 |
| 1940 | Reggie McKenzie | 32 | 128 |
| 1941 | Reggie McKenzie | 39 | 120 |
| 1942 | Reggie McKenzie | 41 | 126 |
| 1943 | William “Billy” Pick | 25 | 94 |
| 1944 | Aston “Pin” Bent | 25 | 133 |
| 1945 | Reggie McKenzie | 25 | 98 |
| 1946 | Arthur Jones | 56 | 186 |
| 1947 | Arthur Jones | 45 | 179 |
| 1948 | Arthur Jones | 32 | 131 |
| 1949 | Arthur Jones | 54 | 175 |
| 1950 | Arthur Jones | 23 | 110 |
| 1951 | Arthur Jones | 34 | 145 |
| 1952 | Arthur Jones | 49 | 164 |
| 1953 | Ransford Holness | 44 | 180 |
| 1954 | Arthur Jones | 33 | 132 |
| 1955 | C. Sewell | 16 | 78 |
| 1956 | Barrington Smith | 30 | 114 |
| 1957 | Barrington Smith | 31 | 87 |
| 1958 | Barrington Smith | 20 | 89 |
| 1959 | Arthur Jones | 27 | 115 |
| 1960 | Horatio Nelson | 27 | 115 |
| 1961 | Arthur Jones | 38 | 173 |
| 1962 | Neville Cousley | 41 | 219 |
| 1963 | Neville Cousley | 36 | 201 |
| 1964 | Winston Ellis | 45 | 200 |
| 1965 | Trevor McKenzie | 45 | 241 |
| 1966 | Trevor McKenzie | 60 | 236 |
| 1967 | Winston Ellis | 63 | 237 |
| 1968 | Trevor McKenzie | 33 | 227 |
| 1969 | Winston Ellis | 41 | 190 |
| 1970 | Jose Bravo | 53 | 218 |
| 1970 | Richard DePass | 53 | 235 |
| 1971 | Richard DePass | 77 | 366 |
| 1972 | George HoSang | 99 | 396 |
| 1973 | George HoSang | 64 | 247 |
| 1974 | George HoSang | 167 | 478 |
| 1975 | George HoSang | 131 | 376 |
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CHAMPION JOCKEYS DOWN THE YEARS
(1938-2024) |
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| Year | Names | Wins | Rides |
| 1976 | Charles L. Hussey | 97 | 347 |
| 1977 | Charles L. Hussey | 132 | 472 |
| 1978 | Winston A. Griffiths | 129 | 449 |
| 1979 | Winston A. Griffiths | 92 | 344 |
| 1980 | Winston A. Griffiths | 87 | 319 |
| 1981 | Winston A. Griffiths | 79 | 297 |
| 1982 | Emelio M. Rodriquez | 116 | 322 |
| 1983 | Hubert R. Bartley | 64 | 252 |
| 1984 | Emelio M. Rodriquez | 63 | 194 |
| 1985 | Emelio M. Rodriquez | 92 | 256 |
| 1986 | Hubert R. Bartley | 71 | 274 |
| 1987 | Emelio M. Rodriquez | 87 | 248 |
| 1988 | Joseph N. A. Buchanan | 48 | 194 |
| 1989 | Trevor W. Simpson | 96 | 330 |
| 1990 | Andrew R. Ramgeet | 87 | 290 |
| 1991 | Hubert R. Bartley | 85 | 266 |
| 1992 | Trevor W. Simpson | 83 | 335 |
| 1993 | Joseph N. A. Buchanan | 114 | 421 |
| 1994 | Percival Williams | 110 | 462 |
| 1995 | Winston A. Griffiths | 88 | 333 |
| 1996 | Andrew R. Ramgeet | 100 | 383 |
| 1997 | Wesley E. Henry | 90 | 415 |
| 1998 | Charles L. Hussey | 91 | 302 |
| 1999 | Andrew R. Ramgeet | 146 | 548 |
| 2000 | Shane G. Ellis | 99 | 521 |
| 2001 | Charles L. Hussey | 84 | 221 |
| 2002* | Trevor W. Simpson | 172 | 571 |
| 2003 | Trevor W. Simpson | 112 | 358 |
| 2004 | Trevor W. Simpson | 130 | 433 |
| 2005 | Brian T. Harding | 109 | 415 |
| 2006 | Brian T. Harding | 97 | 451 |
| 2007 | Omar D. Walker | 95 | 392 |
| 2008 | Omar D. Walker | 135 | 497 |
| 2009 | Omar D. Walker | 97 | 389 |
| 2010 | Omar D. Walker | 109 | 462 |
| 2011 | Dick Cardenas | 103 | 499 |
| 2012 | Dane Nelson | 124 | 555 |
| 2013 | Dane Nelson | 117 | 493 |
| 2014 | Dane Nelson | 109 | 487 |
| 2015 | Shane Ellis | 85 | 364 |
| 2016 | Omar D. Walker | 68 | 306 |
| 2017 | Omar D. Walker | 69 | 273 |
| 2018 | Anthony M. Thomas | 96 | 459 |
| 2019 | Christopher R. Mamdeen | 96 | 494 |
| 2020 | Anthony M. Thomas | 84 | 387 |
| 2020 | Dane D. Nelson | 84 | 328 |
| 2021 | Anthony M. Thomas | 112 | 370 |
| 2022 | Dane Dawkins | 103 | 484 |
| 2023 | Reyan Lewis | 100 | 386 |
| 2024 | Raddesh Roman | 133 | 501 |
