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Racing mourns loss of legendary jockey Jim Johnson – Racenet
Flags will fly at half-mast at Flemington on Saturday while jockeys will wear black armbands to honour three-time Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Jim Johnson, who…
Flags will fly at half-mast at Flemington on Saturday while jockeys will wear black armbands to honour three-time Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Jim Johnson, who died on Thursday aged 92.
Victorian Jockeys’ Association chief executive Matt Hyland said jockeys riding in the Roy Higgins Quality, named after another late champion jockey, would don black armbands as a tribute to Johnson.
Hyland, the son of former champion jockey Pat Hyland, said Johnson was universally respected in racing as a true gentleman…
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