Richard Johnson

Born the 21st of July 1977, Richar Johnson is a national hunt jockey from Herefordshire, he comes from a racing background his father was also a jockey while his mother was a rachorse trainer. Richard Johnson has had many wins during his illustrious career, including many wins at Cheltenham Festival.

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Richard Johnson

Johnson comes from a racing family with his father being an amateur jockey and his mother, Sue Johnson, a successful trainer. Richard became Champion Conditional Jockey in 1995, at the age of 18.

He has had great success at the Cheltenham Festival. His first win at Cheltenham was on Anzum in the 1999 Stayers` Hurdle. He won the 2000 Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup with Looks Like Trouble and the 2002 Queen Mother Champion Chase with Flagship Uberalles. Richard was also victorious in the 2003 Smurfit Kappa Group Champion Hurdle with the Philip Hobbs-trained Rooster Booster on which he also came 2nd in 2004. He is one of only two jockeys riding today, the other being Barry Geraghty, to have won all four of those championship races at Cheltenham.

A major influence on Richard’s racing career was "The Duke" – David Nicholson who supported him in his bid to become a professional jockey.

In 2003, Richard became the eighth National Hunt jockey to ride 1,000 winners in Britain on Quedex at Stratford. He recorded his 2,000th career winner aboard Fighting Chance at Newbury on 16 December 2009.

For five years Richard lived with the Queen`s granddaughter Zara Phillips, a relationship that created a great deal of media interest. The couple split in 2003.

Richard Johnson Horses

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� � � BEHRAJAN
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� � � Escartefigue
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� � � Farmer Jack
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� � � Flagship Uberalles
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� � � Florida Pearl
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� � � Gloria Victis
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� � � Gunther McBride
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� � � Lacdoudal
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� � � Looks Like Trouble
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� � � Midnight Legend
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� � � Monkerhostin
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� � � Planet of Sound
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� � � Zafarabad
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Looks Like Trouble (foaled 7 May 1992) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse trained by Noel Chance. A specialised Steeplechaser, he raced between February 1997 and June 2003 and won eight of his eighteen races.BR>BR>In 2000, he

In late November of 2011, Planet Of Sound finished a hard-fought second to Carruthers in the Hennessy Gold Cup Chase at Newbury. After the race, trainer Philip Hobbs said that the gelding might come right back to race at Cheltenham in December.BR />

Richard Johnson Competition Results

01 - Punchestown, Punchestown Gold Cup - 15/05/2010 - Planet of Sound

01 - Sandown Park, Whitbread Gold Cup - 24/05/2008 - Monkerhostin

4 - Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham Gold Cup - 16/03/2007 - Monkerhostin

01 - Sandown Park, Whitbread Gold Cup - 24/05/2006 - Lacdoudal

6 - Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham Gold Cup - 17/03/2006 - Monkerhostin

01 - Kempton Park, Racing Post Chase - 24/02/2005 - Farmer Jack

01 - Leopardstown Racecourse, Irish Hennessy Gold Cup - 17/02/2004 - Florida Pearl

01 - Fairyhouse, Normans Grove Chase - 06/01/2004 - Florida Pearl

01 - Punchestown, Punchestown Champion Chase - 06/05/2003 - Flagship Uberalles

10 - Aintree, Grand National - 09/04/2003 - BEHRAJAN

5 - Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham Gold Cup - 13/03/2003 - BEHRAJAN

13 - Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham Gold Cup - 14/03/2002 - Looks Like Trouble

01 - Kempton Park, Racing Post Chase - 24/02/2002 - Gunther McBride

01 - Kempton Park, Racing Post Chase - 24/02/2001 - Young Spartacus

01 - Leopardstown Racecourse, Irish Hennessy Gold Cup - 17/02/2001 - Florida Pearl

01 - Sandown Park, Tingle Creek Chase - 11/12/2000 - Flagship Uberalles

01 - Down Royal, JNwine.com Champion Chase - 08/11/2000 - Looks Like Trouble

01 - Punchestown, Cathal Ryan Memorial Champion Novice Hurdle - 24/04/2000 - What`s Up Boys

01 - Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham Gold Cup - 16/03/2000 - Looks Like Trouble

01 - Kempton Park, Racing Post Chase - 24/02/2000 - Gloria Victis

01 - Punchestown, World Series Hurdle - 21/05/1999 - Anzum

7 - Cheltenham Festival, Cheltenham Gold Cup - 18/03/1999 - Escartefigue

01 - Punchestown, Champion Four Year Old Hurdle - 19/04/1998 - Zafarabad

01 - Aintree, Totesport Bowl - 03/04/1998 - Escartefigue

01 - Punchestown, Evening Herald Champion Novice Hurdle - 29/04/1997 - Midnight Legend

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Fingal Bay

Fingal Bay is a successful race horse, born in 2006 Fingal Bay was a gelding sired by King`s Theatre out of Lady Marguerrite. Fingal Bay had a number of wins and placings while being trained by P J Hobbs.

With Richard Johnson Fingal Bay won 8 races these include the Pertemps Network Final at Cheltenham, Pertemps Network Handicap Hurdle at Exeter, Blue Square Bet Robert Mottram Memorial Novices` Chase at Chepstow.