INTERVIEW

Richard Johnson answers our questions

Name: Richard Johnson
Date of Birth: 21 July 1977
Birthplace: Hereford
Twitter name: @dickyjohnson77
Who inspired you to get into racing and when did you first realise you wanted to be a jockey?
My family got me into racing as dad was an amateur rider and rode lots of point to point winners.
When did you first ride?
I rode ponies since I can remember on the farm.
When did you get into racing?
I started with David Nicholson at 16.
First ride/winner?
My first ride was at Larkhill point to point on January 26, 1993 on Rust...