User:Peaky76/Rae Johnstone
Appearance
Occupation | Jockey |
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Major racing wins | |
British Classic Race wins: 1,000 Guineas (1935, 1947, 1950) 2,000 Guineas (1934) Epsom Oaks (1947, 1950, 1954) Epsom Derby (1948, 1950, 1956) St Leger Stakes (1950, 1951) French Classic Race wins: Prix du Jockey Club (1950) Other big race victories: Champion Stakes (1956) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1945, 1954) |
Rae "Togo" Johnstone was an Australian jockey. In the course of his career he won every British Classic. He is a member of the Australian Racing Hall of Fame, having been added in 2004.
As of 2014[update] He is the joint leading jockey in the Prix d'Aumale with six wins - 1934, 1935, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1955 - the Prix Penelope with five wins - 1940, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1954 and the Prix du Conseil de Paris with four wins - 1933, 1946, 1948, 1952.
Major race victories
[edit]Classic Races
[edit]- 1,000 Guineas - Mesa (1935), Imprudence (1947), Camaree (1950)
- 2,000 Guineas - Colombo (1934)
- Epsom Oaks - Imprudence (1947), Asmena (1950), Sun Cap (1954)
- Epsom Derby - My Love (1948), Galcador (1950), Lavandin (1956)
- St. Leger - Scratch (1950), Talma (1951)
Other major races
[edit]- Champion Stakes - Hugh Lupus (1956)
- Prix du Jockey Club - Scratch (1950)
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Nikellora (1945), Sica Boy (1954)
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopaedia of British Racing. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
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(help) - Wright, Howard (1986). The Encyclopaedia of Flat Racing. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0-7090-2639-0.
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(help) - Tanner, Michael; Cranham, Gerry (1992). Great Jockeys of the Flat. Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Publishing. ISBN 0-85112-989-7.