Having got to 3,500, Richard Johnson needs at least another four and a half seasons to set a new record for career wins
I was at Warwick yesterday to see Richard Johnson notch the 3,500th winner of his career, on an 8-1 shot in a novice hurdle. If I’d been watching on telly, I might have been struck down with ennui at the mention of a milestone that derives much of its significance from the decimal number system, but I was there to talk it over with him and see how unaffectedly happy he was to have done it.
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Goodwood 2.00 Vexed 2.30 London Protocol 3.05 Mullionheir 3.35 Gabr 4.10 Lorelina (nap) 4.40 Secret Return 5.10 Peggie Sue
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