David Johnson (racehorse owner)

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. David Johnson, a former £9 a week bank clerk who became a multi-millionaire in the finance industry,[1] was a hugely successful British thoroughbred racehorse owner[2] whose Comply or Die ridden by Timmy Murphy and trained by David Pipe was the winner of the 2008 John Smith's Grand National at Aintree Racecourse, run on Saturday 5 April 2008.[3] The following week he announced a major restructuring of his deployment of horses.[4] David Johnson died of cancer at the age of 67 on 6 July 2013.[5]

References

  1. "Pipe Dream: Murphy win lays ghosts of troubled past"- article by Simon Hart in Sports Section of Sunday Telegraph issue no 2,443 (dated 6 April 2008)
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  4. Article by Hotspur on pS16 of Daily Telegraph issue 47,450 (dated 9 April 2008)
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