Horse racing-Johnson’s eternal wait for British title is over (Reuters)
(Refiles with new headline) LONDON, April 23 (Reuters) – Richard Johnson was finally crowned British jump racing’s champion jockey on Saturday after two decades of being the sport’s ‘nearly man’. The popular Englishman, one of the finest riders of his generation, has been striving for years to claim the most winners in a season only to be deprived season after season by the great Tony McCoy. In the first year since McCoy’s retirement, 16-times runner-up Johnson finally received the deserved reward for his enduring excellence after riding his 235th winner of the season on the final day of the campaign at Sandown Park in London’s suburbs.