Don’t forget about Richard Johnson…

Richard Johnson

“Imagine if AP McCoy had never been born.” Richard Johnson MUST have mused over that possibility. He’s only human. I would have done if I was him. Thing is, if AP wasn’t around we would now be eulogising about RJ.  He would probably be chasing his 4,000th winner and his umpteenth jockeys’ title. Instead, while …[Read More]

Memory Lane: Waterloo Boy

IT’S slightly strange how we become attached to certain racehorses. I have no idea why I loved Ben Nevis, so much so that I backed him to win the Grand National in 1980 as a young lad. Likewise, there was Barton Bank. He seemed to be around for years in the 90s and I willed …[Read More]