David Johnson (racehorse owner)
David Johnson, a former £9 a week bank clerk who rose to become a multi-millionaire in the finance industry,[1] is 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]
References
- ^ "Pipe Dream: Murphy win lays ghosts of troubled past"- article by Simon Hart in Sports Section of Sunday Telegraph issue no 2,443 (dated 6th April, 2008)
- ^ One of top three owners
- ^ BBC details
- ^ Article by Hotspur on pS16 of Daily Telegraph issue 47,450 (dated 9th April, 2008)
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