John Sercombe, in his role as starter, readies the jockeys for the start. Sercombe has beenserving as starter at the races this year. He also is the course vet. "where elese but here could the starter be married to one of the leading trainers, be the father of a jockey and owner of horses as well as the course vet?" he joked. Nairobi, Kenya. March 17, 2013 Photo: Brendan Bannon