Kingsley House Stables
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Kingsley House, once a Rectory, and then a Deanery, before becoming a private house, was always closely associated with the adjacent Church of St Mary and St Alkelda, built in the 13th century. The Medieval Rectory became the Deanery of the Collegiate body to which Middleham Church was elevated in 1477 by Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later crowned Richard III. That College lapsed, but it was re-established in 1814, and one of its more famous canons was Charles Kingsley, after whom the House is named. Charles Kingsley, born in Holne, Devon on 12th June 1819, was the elder son of the Reverend Charles Kingsley and his wife Mary, spending his early years at Clovelly, Devon where his father was Curate. Charles Kingsley, the younger, was educated at Bristol Grammar School and Helston Grammar School before attending King's College London. He then moved to Magdalene College, Cambridge where he graduated in 1842. He became a Church of England priest, ministering at St Mary's Church, Eversley, Hampshire, but in 1860 he became University Professor of Modern History in Cambridge, where he remained until 1869. He was an historian, poet and novelist; became friendly with Charles Dickens, sharing with him a great passion to bring about social reform. Kingsley loved the wonderful countryside around Middleham and was made an honorary Canon of the Deanery and, in 1873, was also made a Canon of Westminster. He is most warmly remembered as the author of The Water Babies, a fairy tale loved by many, providing a heart wrenching story of the plight of children forced to become chimney sweeps at a young age. Charles Kingsley first produced it between 1862 and 1863 as a serial for a magazine before publishing it in its entirety in 1863. Its protagonist, Tom, falls into a river after encountering an upper-class girl named Ellie. He appears to have drowned, but is transformed into a water-baby. Charles Kingsley died on 23rd January 1875 aged 55, and was buried in St Mary's Church, Eversley where he had ministered for a prolonged period.

October 1956-1972 Melton Avril Vasey
Melton Avril Vasey, born on 4th April 1906 in Doncaster, was the son of Fred Melton Vasey and came from a racing family steeped in history, his grandfather also trained, as did his uncle Peter. Avril was a professional jumps jockey from 1923 until 1934, partnering his first winner, Son O'Lomond, at Leicester on 19th February 1924. A remarkable incident happened in the 1929 Scottish Grand National at Bogside when he rode Donzelon which fell at the water jump and Avril was knocked out; he would surely have drowned had Bilbie Rees not fallen at the same water jump and rescued him. After hanging up his riding boots in 1934 he assisted his father Melton who was training at Belle Vue, Doncaster, and when his father died in early 1952 Avril took over the licence. However, in July 1952 he received a letter from F Weatherby, Secretary of the Jockey Club, instructing him, and 4 other trainers, that their licence would not be renewed in 1953 unless they vacated the stables. The Jockey Club decreed that no trainer could train from racecourse stables on a permanent basis, and that Town Moor stables would have to be vacated. During his time in Doncaster Avril, a keen golfer, was Captain of the Town Moor Golf Club for 3 seasons. Avril had to search around for new stables, and transferred his string from Woodborough House, Belle Vue to Ferrngill, Middleham in October 1952. He hit the ground running, landing his first winner from his new stables in November 1952 when British Paragon won the Consolation Plate at Manchester. In October 1953 Avril celebrated the engagement of his 3rd daughter, Patricia, to jump jockey Peter Chisman, the happy couple marrying early in 1954. Also, in 1953 Mr G Munro's Tangram notched up a sequence of 4 wins, 4 of the 26 wins Avril enjoyed that season, and ran credibly in the 1954 Lincoln Handicap partnered by stable jockey Stan Clayton. In 1954 Mr Arthur Hughes' Whitebrigg ran up a sequence of 4 consecutive handicap wins, culminating in the Great St Wilfrid Handicap at Ripon. In his 3 full seasons at Ferngill he trained 32, 28 and 23 horses, but always thought that there was the potential to train more, so in 1956 he moved to Kingsley House Stables where he enjoyed success in some high profile races.

His best horses throughout his training career were Janeat, Zardia, Sovereign Supreme, Aunt Agnes, Shirley Pat, Wiljotar and Shotley Mill. In 1962 he won the prestigious Ayr Gold Cup with Janeat 25/1 rewarding jockey Brian Henry for his loyalty when he could have moved to Newmarket. In 1967 he captured the Free Handicap at Newmarket with Sovereign Supreme, and also won two Northern Free Handicaps. In 1968 he won the Manchester November Handicap at Doncaster with Zardia 25/1. During his time at Kingsley House he began training a string of 21 horses, but by 1965 it had grown to 36 horses. He retired for personal reasons in 1972 and died on 12th March 1986 aged 79.
I am grateful to Ordnance Survey (© Crown Copyright) for permission to use the 1882 map shown above.
1952 Consolation Plate at Manchester BRITISH PARAGON 4/7 fav trained by M Avril Vasey and ridden by Willie Snaith
1953 Frying Dale Plate at Redcar FAVILLA 7/2 fav trained by M Avril Vasey and ridden by P Maher
1954 Ferngill Handicap at Catterick Bridge WHITEBRIGG 5/1 owned by Arthur Hughes, trained by M Avril Vasey and ridden by Stan Clayton
1954 Martha Lynn Handicap at Stockton WHITEBRIGG 3/1 owned by Arthur Hughes, trained by M Avril Vasey and ridden by Stan Clayton
1954 Durham County Handicap Plate at Stockton WHITEBRIGG 5/1 owned by Arthur Hughes, trained by M Avril Vasey and ridden by Stan Clayton
1954 Great St Wilfrid Handicap at Ripon WHITEBRIGG 5/2 owned by Arthur Hughes, trained by M Avril Vasey and ridden by Stan Clayton
1956 Wallsend Handicap at Newcastle STATFOLD 9/4 fav trained by M Avril Vasey and ridden by Alec Russell
1957 York Handicap at York STATFOLD 100/8 trained by M Avril Vasey and ridden by Eddie Larkin
1960 Doon Handicap at Ayr HAMPOLE 11/4 fav trained by M Avril Vasey and ridden by Joe Sime
1960 Montrose Handicap at Ayr MERRY ROBERT evens fav trained by M Avril Vasey and ridden by Joe Sime
1962 Ayr Gold Cup JANEAT 25/1 owned by G Turnbull, trained by Melton Avril Vasey and ridden by Brian Henry
1967 Free Handicap at Newmarket SOVEREIGN SUPREME 7/1 trained by Melton Avril Vasey and ridden by Peter Robinson
1968 Manchester November Handicap ZARDIA 25/1 owned by S Gilliatt, trained by Melton Avril Vasey and ridden by Ray Still

1973-1976 Ken Payne
Ken Payne, born in 1937, was initially nicknamed 'window pane' because he made his money from his window cleaning business, but he gained fame and notoriety during the decade he trained in England, based mainly in Middleham, Yorkshire. Throughout that period he was the scourge of most bookmakers, often entering multiple horses in selling races, making it difficult for bookmakers to form a market because they were unaware which horse was the stable fancy. His nicknamed changed to 'selling race king' and many celebrities of the day, including singers Max Bygraves and Frankie Vaughan, and Liverpudlian boxer John Conteh, counted him amongst their friends. As well as training many selling platers, he also trained quality horses, notably Kithairon and Gay Charmaine; indeed, at his height he trained more than 120 horses per season. In February 1972 he moved from Romsey, near Southampton, to Berkeley House Stables, Upper Lambourn, recently purchased by Mr Edward Lal, a Jamaican businessman and property developer who spent over £80,000 (equivalent in 2023 to £1 million) on racehorses in just one year, with a view to them forging a successful racing career in England before being exported to Jamaica as quality bloodstock. In his brief time at Berkeley House Payne trained Alarm Call, Creperama and Le Lion which, between them, had cost over £26,000. At the end of 1972 Ken Payne, having made an application to extend the number of stables at Berkeley House, moved to Middleham, taking over from M Avril Vasey who had retired after spending 2 decades in Middleham, initially at Ferngill, but later transferring to Kingsley House. In 1976 Payne's 3-year-old son Nathan was tragically killed in a farm accident leaving him so depressed that he attempted suicide, and was taken to Northallerton Hospital on Thursday 21st October 1976 where he was critically ill for some time. In November 1976 the Jockey Club withdrew his licence to train, particularly after Payne had allegedly sold 2 racehorses which did not belong to him in late October 1976. He was forced to give up training, was declared bankrupt and travelled to America to train, later attempting to rekindle his career in Western Australia, although his application for a trainer's licence was rejected. It was left to his Head Lad, Ken Mitchard, to dispose of the 80 horses in Kingsley House at the time of Payne's troubles, dispatching them to numerous stables around England, the stables remaining empty until Steve Nesbitt purchased them in October 1977.
October 1977-January 1982 Steve Nesbitt
Steve Nesbitt, born 20th October 1930, rode on the Flat for a number of years, but it was as a trainer that he really made his mark. He launched his training career in 1966 at Diggle, close to Oldham, but transferred to Newby Hall, near Ripon in 1968. He married Myra and their marriage was blessed with 5 children, David, who rode over the jumps, Arthur, who rode on the Flat, and 3 daughters, Carol, Lynne and Tracey. In 1968 Steve was joined by George Moore, a jockey from Devon who had spent the previous year riding for David Williams, whose son Ian went on to become a successful trainer, and George became an integral part of the Nesbitt team, especially after he married Steve and Myra's daughter Carol. In early 1977 it became clear to Steve that he could no longer continue at Newby Hall as the owners wanted to convert the land into a shopping area, meaning Steve was keen to find new premises. In October 1977 Steve bought Kingsley House and stables for £43,000, outbidding Glasgow House trainer Tommy Fairhurst. Steve realised the historic importance of Kingsley House, where Ken Payne had recently trained, but before him Avril Vasey. Steve brought a string of 25 horses with him from Ripon, and hoped to increase that to 50 within the first year. His best horses whilst in Newby Hall and Middleham were the talented, but sometimes savage, Ubedizzy, Clear Melody, Red Earl, Prew, Ingham and Morgan’s Pride. Morgan's Pride 20/1 won the 1968 Great St Wilfrid Handicap at Ripon by 5 lengths for Steve's wife Myra when ridden by apprentice David Coates, who had an unforgettable day because he also won on Pravona 20/1 to land a 440/1 double, whilst Clear Melody won the 1976 Stewards Cup at Nottingham. Steve was a dual-purpose trainer, sending out talented chaser Red Earl to win the 1978 Charisma Records Gold Cup at Kempton. Despite all of those successes, Steve will best be remembered as the trainer of Ubedizzy, owned by Edinburgh publican John Finlayson, a speedy sprinter with undoubted talent, but with a notoriously bad attitude, attacking his lads, savaging handlers in the unsaddling enclosure at Newmarket after coming second behind Boldboy in the 1978 Abernant Stakes, and biting the finger off of his groom Andy Crook, who later became a trainer in Middleham. Notwithstanding his undoubted ability, he won the 1976 William Hill Sprint at York and was fourth in the 1977 Nunthorpe Stakes also at York, but such was his reputation that he was banned from running in the UK and was sold to a stable in Sweden where he continued to race, becoming their champion sprinter. Steve was well-liked around Middleham and very popular on the racecourse, so it was a shock to all when he was diagnosed with a terminal illness and sadly died at Kingsley House on Friday 22nd January 1982 aged just 51.

His life was a beautiful memory for his close family and all racegoers, his absence from Middleham and the northern racecourses a silent grief. His wife, Myra, took over the licence so that training could continue at Kingsley House, and Ripon marked his memory with a race in his honour, the Steve Nesbitt Nursery Handicap and Challenge Trophy first run in August 1982, initially over 1 mile, then extended to 1 mile 4 furlongs, then reduced to 1 mile 2 furlongs before settling on 6 furlongs. It's final running was in 2006 when won by Soviet Palace, after which the race was named in honour of Billy Nevett.
1968 Great St Wilfrid Stakes at Ripon MORGAN'S PRIDE 20/1 owned by Myra Nesbitt, trained by Steve Nesbitt and ridden by David Coates
1976 Stewards Cup at Nottingham CLEAR MELODY 9/2 jt fav owned by A Madden, trained by Steve Nesbitt and ridden by Geoff Lewis
1976 North-Western Sprint Stakes at Haydock UBEDIZZY 14/1 owned by John Finlayson, trained by Steve Nesbitt and ridden by Tony Ives
1976 William Hill Sprint at York UBEDIZZY 8/1 owned by John Finlayson, trained by Steve Nesbitt and ridden by Tony Ives
1978 Charisma Records Gold Cup at Kempton RED EARL 11/2 trained by Steve Nesbitt and ridden by M Murphy

Steve Nesbitt Memorial Challenge Handicap Trophy
1982 Pleasure Wind 5/1 trained by Ben Hanbury and ridden by Philip Robinson
1983 Eyelight 12/1 trained by Reg Hollinshead and ridden by Willie Ryan
1984 Greed 4/1 jt fav trained by David Morley and ridden by Steve Cauthen
1985 Maladhu 2/1 fav trained by Jimmy Fitzgerald and ridden by Bruce Raymond
1986 Maladhu 7/1 trained by Jimmy Fitzgerald and ridden by David Nicholls
1987 Tancred Sand 7/2 fav trained by John Jefferson and ridden by Willie Ryan
1988 Haggs Tavern 14/1 trained by Bobbie Beasley and ridden by Michael Roberts
1989 Red Jam Jar 8/1 trained by John Mackie and ridden by Gary Carter
1990 Highflying 15/2 trained by Alan Harrison and ridden by Kieren Fallon
1991 Smoke 6/1 trained by Jim Parkes and ridden by Nicky Carlisle
1992 Golden Torque 8/1 trained by Robin Bastiman and ridden by Harvey Bastiman
1993 Dashing Fellow 7/1 trained by Susan Piggott and ridden by John Quinn
1994 Jubran 9/1 trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1995 Mellottie 9/2 trained by Mrs Mary Reaveley and ridden by Kevin Darley
1996 Wafir 8/1 trained by Peter Calver and ridden by John Carroll
1997 Isitoff 13/2 trained by Stuart Williams and ridden by Kevin Darley
1998 Ticklish 9/1 trained by William Haggas and ridden by Kevin Darley
1999 Happy Times 7/2 jt fav trained by M W Easterby and ridden by Kieren Fallon
2000 Samdilla 100/30 trained by Tim Easterby and ridden by Kevin Darley
2001 Travelling Times 10/1 trained by Tim Easterby and ridden by Willie Supple
2002 Somnus 4/1 trained by Tim Easterby and ridden by Ted Durcan
2003 Mind Alert 13/8 fav trained by Tim Easterby and ridden by Kevin Darley
2004 Breaking Shadow 4/1 trained by Richard Fahey and ridden by Paul Hanagan
2005 Surely Time 7/1 trained by Karl Burke and ridden by Seb Sanders
2006 Soviet Palace 9/1 trained by Kevin Ryan and ridden by Neil Callan

January 1982-1984 Myra Nesbitt
After husband Steve's sad, untimely death on 22nd January 1982 the licence was taken over by Myra, who was ably supported by son-in-law George Moore, daughter Carol, and her other children, Arthur, Lynne, Tracey and David. During her two seasons as a trainer, Myra's best horse was Mary Maguire, named after an Australian actress, born in 1937, who became a Hollywood film star, the horse winning races in 1982, 1983 and 1984. At the end of 1984 Myra passed the licence on to son-in-law George Moore who trained, with the support of wife Carol, at Kingsley House for two seasons before transferring to Warwick Lodge in 1986, a place which they later purchased in 1993. Kingsley House was then bought by Mark Johnston, and it has proved to be a record breaking training establishment ever since, famous well beyond the confines of Middleham.
1982 Lin Pac Sprint Handicap at Pontefract MARY MAGUIRE 8/1 trained by Myra Nesbitt and ridden by Arthur Nesbitt
1983 Associated Leisure Hire Lancaster Handicap MARY MAGUIRE 7/1 trained by Myra Nesbitt and ridden by Andy Crook
1984 Tote Bookmakers Sprint Trophy Handicap at Ayr MARY MAGUIRE 33/1 trained by Myra Nesbitt and ridden by Alan Proud
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November 1984-1986 George Moore
Devon born former jockey George Moore spent a year working in Devon for Billy Williams, father of present day trainer Ian Williams, as soon as he hung up his riding boots, but then made his way to Yorkshire to join the yard of Steve Nesbitt, his wife Myra and their daughter Carol, training at Newby Hall near Ripon in 1968. He continued to ride work for Steve and assisted him even when Steve transferred to Kingsley Park, Middleham in October 1977. He married Carol and the pair worked at Kingsley Park right up to the time of Steve's untimely death on 22nd January 1982, and when Steve's wife, and Carol's mother, Myra took over the licence for 2 years, the pair continued to support Myra. In November 1984 Myra decided to hand the licence over to son-in-law George, enabling him to launch his training career. In 1983 George Dawes and his wife Elaine had won £756,325.90 on Littlewoods pools and in due course George Dawes purchased Kingsley House, installing George Moore as trainer. Dawes and his wife formed a company called Victoryroll Ltd which enabled racing enthusiasts to rent a horse at the stable for £150 a week. One such horse was Newmarket Sausage which, in February 1985, was rented by Peter Caselli, and the combination provided George Moore with his first winner at Sedgefield in the Ryhope Novice Hurdle on Friday 8th February 1985. Moore must have believed the game was easy, because the very next day he landed his second winner in as many days when Excavator Expert won the Bridge Hotel Selling Hurdle at Catterick. In the 1985-86 jumps season Micky Hammond was offered a job as a stable lad in Kingsley Park by George Dawes on the understanding that he would be offered a few rides. On only his second ride for Dawes Micky partnered Tophams Tavern to victory at Market Rasen in the Gainsborough Maiden Hurdle, the first of 4 consecutive wins which the horse enjoyed between August and October 1985. In his first full season at Kingsley Park Moore trained a string of 29 horses, and in 1986 it increased to 33, but Dawes' business model was insecure and towards the end of 1986 he filed for bankruptcy, enabling Moore to move to nearby Warwick Lodge to train a string of 37 in his first year at his new stables, but leaving Kingsley Park empty until Mark Johnston made a successful offer for it in November 1988.
1985 Ryhope Novice Hurdle at Sedgefield NEWMARKET SASUAGE 10/1 owned by Peter Caselli, trained by George Moore and ridden by G Hawker
1985 Bridge Hotel Selling Hurdle at Catterick EXCAVATOR EXPERT 12/1 trained by George Moore and ridden by C Pimlott
1985 Gainsborough Maiden Hurdle at Market Rasen TOPHAMS TAVERN 10/11 fav owned by George Dawes, trained by George Moore and ridden by Micky Hammond
1985 Sleaford Novice Hurdle at Market Rasen TOPHAMS TAVERN 5/6 fav owned by George Dawes, trained by George Moore and ridden by Micky Hammond
1985 Smiths of Whitehaven Handicap Hurdle at Carlisle TOPHAMS TAVERN 6/1 owned by George Dawes, trained by George Moore and ridden by Micky Hammond
1985 Tennents Handicap Hurdle at Perth TOPHAMS TAVERN 1/2 fav owned by George Dawes, trained by George Moore and ridden by Micky Hammond
Late 1986-October 1987 Vacant
November 1988-December 2021 Mark Johnston
Mark Johnston was born on 10th October 1959 at Bellshill Maternity Hospital, Glasgow, third child and first son of Ron and Mary Johnston, who both worked as Steward and Stewardess for the British Overseas Airline Corporation before Ron later worked in Hotels. Arriving before him were his sisters Lyn and Sharon, and from his early years Mark showed a keen interest in animals, so it was no surprise that he took a seven-year veterinary degree at Glasgow University, and would be followed about 3 decades later by his son Charlie, who chose the same degree at the same seat of learning.
On 8th June 1985 Mark married Deidre (nee Ferguson) who he had been dating since she was 15, so when they had both completed their education and degrees it seemed a logical next step to get married at Brig O'Turk church near Aberfoyle. Deidre began teaching while Mark put his veterinary degree to good use, and the couple were later blessed with two sons, Charlie and Angus. In the autumn of 1986 Mark launched his training career with 12 horses at Bank End Stables, North Somercotes near Louth in Lincolnshire. More often than not his gallops took place on the nearby beach, and it was not until 1st July 1987 that he got his inaugural winner, Hinari Video at Carlisle for owner Brian Palmer and main work rider Bobby Elliott. It was to be his only winner in that first season. He formed a business partnership with Brian Palmer and the pair began their search for more suitable stables, noticing that the vacant stables at Kingsley House in Middleham were available. The stables, with 39 boxes, had, at one time, been owned by Ken Payne before he became bankrupt, and then were owned by Steve and Myra Nesbitt, although Steve tragically died at a young age. In 1983 George Dawes had won £756,000 on the pools and had purchased Kingsley House and stables, installing George Moore as his trainer, but that hadn't ended well when Dawes filed for bankruptcy. In November 1988 Johnston, backed by partner Brian Palmer, purchased Kingsley House for £162,500 and brought his horses and head lad Declan Condell with him from Lincolnshire. It was a partnership with Palmer which was to last until 2001 when Johnston was able to buy him out. From just a single winner in 1987, Johnston notched up 5 wins in 1988; 15 in 1989 from a string of 18; 28 in 1990 from a string of 35; and 31 in 1991 from a string of 35, and he was able to increase the boxes at Kingsley House to 67. In 1989 he won the Portland Handicap at Doncaster with Craft Express owned by Mrs V G Rowland and ridden by Bobby Elliott. The year 1992 was an important year for Johnston, 53 winners from his string of 39 horses, landing his first Ascot winner with Marina Park, and also cementing links with owner Ron Huggins who owned Double Blue which won 4 races in just 23 days in April. Numbers continued to increase, 39 in 1992, 49 in 1993, 72 in 1994, 95 in 1995 and 117 in 1996, and with the increasing numbers came an increasing total of winners, 77 in 1993 and breaking through the century barrier in 1994 with 117 winners. Between 1991 and 1996 Branston Abbey won no less than 25 races, while star handicapper Star Rage won a record 9 handicaps in a single season in 1994. Johnston also won the 1992 Ebor Handicap with Quick Ransom, but until 1994 a Classic win had eluded him.
That all changed in 1994 when Mister Baileys (SR 2004), owned by Paul Venner of Baileys Horse Feeds captured the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket at the rewarding odds of 16/1. Up to that point, when Johnston had needed extra boxes he had rented 20 from Chris Thornton at Spigot Lodge, but on the back of Mister Baileys success Johnston was able to purchase Warwick House, just across the road from Kingsley House, for £240,000 from Patrick Haslam who moved to Manor House Stables. This added an additional 75 boxes, bringing the total to 142, and enabled Johnston to turn Warwick House into a hub for his 2-year-olds as well as providing much needed accommodation for his increasing number of staff. Also, in 1994 Johnston captured the Northumberland Plate at Newcastle with Quick Ransom. Ron Huggins continued to be a lucky owner, owning Double Trigger who won the 1995 Ascot Gold Cup, Mark Johnston's first Royal Ascot success, followed just 3 races later by his second Royal Ascot winner when Diaghilef won the King George V Stakes at 40/1. Double Trigger also won that years Goodwood Cup and Doncaster Cup, and Ron Huggins gained further success shortly afterwards with Double Eclipse. Also, in 1995 Mark Johnston released another exceptional 2-year-old, Bijou D'Inde, meaning Jewel of India, which won the Acomb Stakes at York on his third outing, following up in the Futurity Stakes at The Curragh, and all seemed set for a promising Classic campaign in 1996. Like Mister Baileys two years before, Bijou D'Inde was sent straight to Newmarket for the 2000 Guineas, and like Mister Baileys the horse was involved in a close finish with a Frankie Dettori ridden horse, Mark of Esteem. In a close 3-way struggle with Mark of Esteem and Even Top, Bijou D'Inde was third, beaten a head and a neck. He gained some compensation at Royal Ascot in the St James's Palace Stakes when getting the better of Mark of Esteem. In 2000, some 13 years after starting his training career, Mark Johnston landed his 1000th winner, appropriately enough with Double Honour at Hamilton on 4th September 2000, becoming the quickest trainer to reach such a milestone. In 2001 he bought out Brian Palmer, while in 2003 he purchased the 260 acre Park Farm, a former dairy farm owned by brothers Peter and Tony Walton, and began to transform it into Kingsley Park. In 2008 Johnston built all-weather gallops at a cost of around £600,000 on Kingsley Park after difficulties on the Middleham Moor gallops due to dangers from sheep on common grazing land.

They were completed in 2009 and he was able to dispense with Middleham Moor gallops, adding an equine swimming pool and water walker, and making the Kingsley Park site the hub of Johnston racing. Son Charlie, his assistant, was able to move into a house on Kingsley Park. Having first landed a century of winners in 1994, when Bandari won the Group 2 Great Voltigeur Stakes at York in 2002 Mark Johnston equalled Henry Cecil's record of having achieved a century of winners for 9 consecutive seasons. It was a record he broke the very next year. In 2004 Mark claimed his second English Classic when Attraction (SR 1926), owned by the Duke of Roxburghe, won the 1000 Guineas, following up in the Irish 1000 Guineas a few weeks later, the first filly to ever win both races, and confirming her superiority in the Coronation Stakes at the Royal meeting. Mark had taken 13 years to reach the 1000th winner milestone, but just eight years later, on 4th February 2008, he reached 2000 winners with Leamington, owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum and ridden by Greg Fairley, in the Pontins Handicap at Southwell. Having achieved a century of winners for 15 consecutive seasons in 2008, in 2009 he became the first trainer to break through the 200 winner mark on the Flat, ending the year with 221 wins. Just 5 years later he reached 3000 winners on 5th April 2013 when Birdy Boy, owned by Frank Bird and ridden by Franny Norton, won the 32Red Bingo Handicap at Wolverhampton. Between 1998 and 2013 Mark won the Cesarewitch Handicap at Newmarket on 3 occasions, firstly in 1998 with Spirit of Love, secondly in 2004 with Contact Dancer at 16/1, and finally in 2013 with Scatter Dice at the rewarding odds of 66/1. The 4000th winner only took just over 4 years, reaching that milestone on 23rd October 2017 with the appropriately named Dominating at Pontefract. Up to that point Richard Hannon senior was the leading Flat race trainer of all time with 4193 winners, but on 23rd August 2018 Mark bettered that when Poets Society won the Clipper Logistics Handicap at York for the Kingsley Park 9 syndicate, rewarding Mark with the record breaking 4194 winners. At the end of the 2021 season Mark announced that he and Charlie would become joint holders of the trainers licence, so, in theory, the total winners arrow reverted to zero, but in practice Mark Johnston reached the magic 5000 winner mark on 24th August 2022 at Kempton with Dubai Mile, and in December 2022 Mark announced that he would be stepping down, leaving son Charlie as the sole licence holder, bringing to a close a remarkable training career. Reflecting back on his career in terms of English Classic successes, he won the 1994 2000 Guineas with Mister Baileys and the 2004 1000 Guineas with Attraction, whilst his best placed finish in the Derby was in 2018 with Dee Ex Bee 20/1 who was second, beaten a length and a half by Masar (SR 1944). His best placed finish in the Oaks was in 2010 with Bikini Babe who finished 7th beaten thirteen and a half lengths by Snow Fairy (SR 1849), while his best placed finish in the St Leger came in 2019 when Sir Ron Priestley was second behind the very smart Logician (SR 2063). Throughout his 35 years as a trainer Mark's motto was 'Always Trying' but could just as easily have been 'So often winning'. When the top Middleham trainer Matthew Dobson Peacock died a century ago, at his funeral a Duke who had been one of his owners said 'he was rightly regarded as the doyen of his profession.' A century later that comment applies to Mark Johnston.
1994 2000 Guineas winner Mister Baileys
Double Trigger Ascot Gold Cup 1995

Double Blue; 4 wins in just 23 days in April 1992
1st April 1992 Enterprise Development Maiden Stakes at Hamilton DOUBLE BLUE 3/1 owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Dean McKeown
15th April 1992 Garforth Handicap at Pontefract DOUBLE BLUE 7/4 fav owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by George Duffield
18th April 1992 Queen Elizabeth Handicap at Kempton DOUBLE BLUE 5/2 fav owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Michael Roberts
23rd April 1992 George Cullington Handicap at Beverley DOUBLE BLUE 8/13 fav owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Michael Roberts

 

First Classic success:- 1994 2000 Guineas at Newmarket
Saturday 30th April 1994
1. MISTER BAILEYS 16/1, G R Bailey Ltd, Mark Johnston, Jason Weaver
2. GRAND LODGE 16/1, Lord Howard de Walden, William Jarvis, Frankie Dettori
3. COLONEL COLLINS 13/2, Robert Sangster, Peter Chapple-Hyam, John Reid
4. STATE PERFORMER 10/1, Maktoum Al Maktoum, H Ibrahim, Ray Cochrane
23 ran
2004 1000 Guineas & Irish 1000 Guineas Attraction

Star Rage; record breaking 9 handicap wins in just 98 days in the 1994 season
4th May 1994 Edinburgh Castle Handicap at Musselburgh STAR RAGE 2/1 fav owned by J David Abell, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
6th May 1994 Settrington Handicap at Beverley STAR RAGE 7/4 fav owned by J David Abell, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
9th May 1994 British Coal Handicap at Southwell STAR RAGE 6/4 fav owned by J David Abell, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
28th May 1994 Proact Handicap at Wolverhampton STAR RAGE 6/4 fav owned by J David Abell, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
4th June 1994 New Hallam Handicap at Doncaster STAR RAGE 11/4 fav owned by J David Abell, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Michael Hills
29th June 1994 Harcros Timber Handicap at Warwick STAR RAGE 13/8 fav owned by J David Abell, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by John Reid
12th July 1994 Muirfield Handicap at Musselburgh STAR RAGE 4/5 fav owned by J David Abell, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
19th July 1994 Electrolux Handicap at Beverley STAR RAGE 11/10 fav owned by J David Abell, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
10th August 1994 Charles Elsey Memorial Handicap at Beverley STAR RAGE 9/2 owned by J David Abell, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
Poppy Hardie on her 4th Lot on a pleasant February 2023 morning

1987-1999 Principal winners
1987 First Winner EBF Silloth Maiden Stakes at Carlisle HINARI VIDEO 10/1 owned by Brian Palmer (Hinari Consumer Electronics Ltd), trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by R P Elliott
1989 Portland Handicap at Doncaster CRAFT EXPRESS 25/1 owned by Mrs V G Rowland, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by R P Elliott
1992 Princess Margaret Stakes Group 3 at Ascot MARINA PARK 100/30 owned by Greenland Park Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Dean McKeown
1992 Ebor Handicap at York QUICK RANSOM 16/1 owned by J S Morrision, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Dean McKeown
1992 Wharf Dragon Stakes Listed at Sandown MARINA PARK 5/2 owned by Greenland Park Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Dean McKeown
1993 Royal Lodge Stakes Group 2 at Ascot MISTER BAILEYS 100/30 jt fav owned by G R Bailey Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
1993 Zetland Stakes Listed race at Newmarket DOUBLE TRIGGER 3/1 owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1993 Vintage Stakes Group 3 at Glorious Goodwood MISTER BAILEYS 13/8 fav owned by G R Bailey Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Dean McKeown
1993 Scarbrough Stakes Listed race at Doncaster MARINA PARK 2/1 jt fav owned by Greenland Park Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
1994 2000 Guineas at Newmarket MISTER BAILEYS (SR 2004) 16/1 owned by G R Bailey Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1994 Northumberland Plate at Newcastle QUICK RANSOM 25/1 owned by J S Morrision, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1994 Futurity Stakes Group 3 at the Curragh JURAL 7/2 owned by sheikh Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Michael Roberts
1994 Zetland Stakes Listed race at Newmarket DOUBLE ECLIPSE 4/1 co fav owned by the Middleham Partnership, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1994 Cornwallis Stakes Group 3 at Ascot MILLSTREAM 11/4 owned by Sheikh Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1994 Italian St Leger at Turin DOUBLE TRIGGER no odds owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1994 Curragh Stakes Group 3 at the Curragh MILLSTREAM 9/10 fav owned by Sheikh Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
1994 Sweet Solera Stakes Listed race at Newmarket JURAL 6/1 owned by sheikh Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Philip Robinson
1995 Acomb Stakes Conditions race at York BIJOU D'INDE 11/4 owned by J S Morrison, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
1995 Henry II Stakes Group 3 at Sandown DOUBLE TRIGGER 5/4 fav owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1995 Futurity Stakes Group 3 at the Curragh BIJOU D'INDE 8/11 fav owned by J S Morrison, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1995 Ascot Gold Cup at Royal Ascot DOUBLE TRIGGER 9/4 owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1995 King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot DIAGHILEF 401/ owned by C C Buckley, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
1995 Goodwood Cup Group 2 at Glorious Goodwood DOUBLE TRIGGER 2/1 fav owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1995 Doncaster Cup Group 3 at Doncaster DOUBLE TRIGGER 4/11 fav owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1995 Sagaro Stakes Group 2 at Ascot DOUBLE TRIGGER 9/2 co/fav owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1995 Ballyogan Stakes Group 3 at Leopardstown MILLSTREAM 2/1 fav owned by Sheikh Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
1995 Lonsdale Stakes Listed race at York DOUBLE ECLIPSE 10/11 fav owned by the Middleham Partnership, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Tyrone Williams
1996 St James's Palace Stakes Group 1 at Royal Ascot BIJOU D'INDE 9/1 owned by J S Morrison, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1996 BNFL Inside Stories Conditions Race at Haydock DOUBLE ECLIPSE 4/5 fav owned by the Middleham Partnership, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
1996 Prix Vicontesse Vigier Group 2 at Longchamp DOUBLE ECLIPSE 7/5 fav owned by the Middleham Partnership, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1996 International Stakes Group 2 at the Curragh GOTHENBERG 6/1 owned by Brian Yeardley Continental Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1996 Doncaster Cup Group 3 at Doncaster DOUBLE TRIGGER evens fav owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
1996 Sagaro Stakes Group 2 at Ascot DOUBLE TRIGGER 11/8 fav owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1996 Henry II Stakes Group 3 at Sandown DOUBLE TRIGGER 5/6 fav owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1996 Prix De Barbeville Group 3 at Longchamp DOUBLE ECLIPSE 21/10 co fav owned by the Middleham Partnership, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1996 Tetrarch Stakes Group 3 at the Curragh GOTHENBERG 5/2 owned by Brian Yeardley Continental Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1997 Britannia Stakes at Royal Ascot FLY TO THE STARS 20/1 owned by Peter Savill, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Olivier Peslier
1997 Goodwood Cup Group 2 at Glorious Goodwood DOUBLE TRIGGER 16/1 owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Michael Roberts
1997 Goodwood Stakes at Glorious Goodwood CLOUD INSPECTOR 8/1 owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1997 Flying Childers stakes Group 2 at Doncaster LAND OF DREAMS 15/8 fav owned by Maktoum al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
1997 Phoenix Stakes Group 1 at Leopardstown PRINCELY HEIR 12/1 owned by Maktoum al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1997 Lonsdale Cup Group 3 at York DOUBLE ECLIPSE 5/2 owned by the Middleham Partnership, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Michael Roberts
1997 Premio Emilio Turati Group 2 at San Siro GOTHENBERG no odds owned by Brian Yeardley Continental Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1997 Berlin Brandenberg-Trophy Group 2 at Hoppegarten GOTHENBERG 11/4 owned by Brian Yeardley Continental Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1997 Gran Criterium Group 1 at San Siro LEND A HAND no odds owned by Maktoum al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Weaver
1998 Princess of Wales Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket FRUITS OF LOVE 7/1 owned by M Doyle, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Michael Hills
1998 Sandringham Stakes at Royal Ascot FIZZED 10/1 owned by Duke of Roxburghe, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Michael Hills
1998 King George Stakes Group 3 at Goodwood LAND OF DREAMS 5/1 owned by Maktoum al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
1998 Goodwood Cup Group 2 at Glorious Goodwood DOUBLE TRIGGER 11/2 owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
1998 Hong Kong Jockey Club Trophy at Sandown YAVANAS PACE 20/1 owned by Mrs Joan Keaney, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by W M Lai
1998 Doncaster Cup Group 3 at Doncaster DOUBLE TRIGGER 9/4 jt fav owned by Ron Huggins, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
1998 Tote Festival Handicap Showcase at Ascot WHITE HEART 10/1 owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
1998 Cesarewitch Handicap at Newmarket SPIRIT OF LOVE 11/1 owned by A W Robinson, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Olivier Peslier
1998 Ardilaun House Hotel Oyster Stakes Listed race at Galway YAVANAS PACE 5/1 owned by Mrs Joan Keaney, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
1998 Tote Trifecta November Handicap Showcase at Doncaster YAVANAS PACE 8/1 owned by Mrs Joan Keaney, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
1999 Dubai Turf Classic Group 2 FRUITS OF LOVE no odds owned by M Doyle, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kieren Fallon
1999 Leicester Mercury Stakes Listed race YAVANAS PACE 9/4 owned by Mrs Joan Keaney, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by John Carroll
1999 Hardwicke Stakes Group 2 at Royal Ascot FRUITS OF LOVE 12/1 owned by M Doyle, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Olivier Peslier
1999 Doncaster Mile Listed race WHITE HEART 9/4 owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
1999 Oettingen-Rennen Group 3 at Baden-Baden WHITE HEART 113/10 owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by John Reid
1999 September Stakes Group 3 at Kempton YAVANA'S PACE 11/4 owned by Mrs Joan Keaney, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
1999 Ballycullen Stakes Listed race at Leopardstown ROYAL REBEL 9/4 jt fav owned by Peter Savill, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Johnny Murtagh
1999 March Stakes Listed race at Goodwood YAVANAS PACE 7/1 owned by Mrs Joan Keaney, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Richard Hughes

2000-2009 Principal winners
2000 Roses Stakes Listed race at York BOUNCING BOWDLER 6/4 fav owned by Paul Dean, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2000 Saval Beg Stakes Listed race at Leopardstown ROYAL REBEL 6/1 owned by Peter Savill, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Mick Kinane
2000 International Rated Handicaps Stakes Listed race at Epsom MURGHEM 9/1 owned by A Al-Rostamani, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Richard Hughes
2000 Goodwood Cup Group 2 at Glorious Goodwood ROYAL REBEL 10/1 owned by Peter Savill, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Mick Kinane
2000 Glorious Stakes at Glorious Goodwood MURGHEM 5/2 fav owned by Abdulla Al Rostamani, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2000 Leicester Mercury Listed race MURGHEM 3/1 owned by A Al-Rostamani, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2000 Fred Archer Stakes Listed race at Newmarket MURGHEM 11/8 owned by A Al-Rostamani, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2000 Glorious Tioman Island Rated Stakes Listed race at Goodwood MURGHEM 5/2 fav owned by A Al-Rostamani, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2000 Hardwicke Stakes Group 2 at Royal Ascot FRUITS OF LOVE 9/2 owned by M Doyle, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Olivier Peslier
2000 Geoffrey Freer Stakes Group 2 at Newbury MURGHEM 7/4 fav owned by A Al-Rostamani, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2000 Super Grand Prix at Dielsdorf, Switzerland AKBAR 6/4 fav owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Mick Kinane
2000 Grosser Preis der Kaelin Management at Dielsdorf, Switzerland AKBAR no odds owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Mick Kinane
2000 Silverblaues Band von Zurich at Dielsdorf, Switzerland AKBAR no odds owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2000 Grand Prix Jockey Club at Dielsdorf, Switzerland AKBAR no odds owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by D O'Donoghue
2000 Lonsdale Cup Group 3 at York ROYAL REBEL 2/1 jt fav owned by Peter Savill, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Mick Kinane
2000 John Porter Stakes Group 3 at Haydock YAVANAS PACE 7/1 owned by Mrs Joan Keaney, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
1000th winner 4th September 2000 European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes at Hamilton DOUBLE HONOUR 7/4 owned by 4th Middleham Partnership, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2001 Prix Gladiateur Group 3 at Longchamp YAVANAS PACE 158/10 owned by Mrs Joan Keaney, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2001 Ascot Gold Cup Group 1 at Royal Ascot ROYAL REBEL 8/1 owned by Peter Savill, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Johnny Murtagh
2001 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes at Royal Ascot TAKAMA BAY 10/1 owned by The Chaps Partnership, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2021 Bonusprint Rated Handicap at Goodwood AKBAR 33/1 owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Michael Hills
2001 Mallard Handicap Stakes at Doncaster DARASIM 6/1 owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2001 Autumn Stakes Listed race at Ascot FIGHT YOUR CORNER 11/2 owned by Greenland Park Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2001 Fosters Silver Cup Listed Handicap at York AKBAR 5/4 fav owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2001 Silver Tankard Stakes Listed race at Pontefract BANDARI 7/2 fav owned by A Al-Rostamani, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2001 Leicester Mercury Listed race ZINDABAD 4/1 owned by Abdulla Buhaleeba, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2001 Frenger Systems Fortune Stakes Listed race at Epsom BOUNCING BOWDLER 6/1 owned by Paul Dean, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Richard Hills
2001 Queens Vase Group 3 at Royal Ascot AND BEYOND 11/1 owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2001 Singapore Turf Club Conditions Stakes at Ascot LEGAL APPROACH 15/8 owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2001 Prix Du Consell De Paris Group 3 at Longchamp YAVANAS PACE 44/5 owned by Mrs Joan Keaney, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2002 Ascot Gold Cup Group 1 at Royal Ascot ROYAL REBEL 16/1 owned by Peter Savill, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Johnny Murtagh
2002 Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot HELM BANK 25/1 owned by Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Keith Dalgleish
2002 John Porter Stakes Group 3 at Newbury ZINDABAD 7/2 owned by Abdulla Buhaleeba, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2002 Yorkshire Cup Group 2 at York ZINDABAD 2/1 fav owned by Abdulla Buhaleeba, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2002 Shergar Cup Mile Handicap at Ascot BOUNCING BOWDLER 12/1 owned by Paul Dean, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Richard Hughes
2002 Chester Vase Group 3 FIGHT YOUR CORNER 9/2 owned by Greenland Park Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2002 Derby Trial Stakes Group 3 at Lingfield BANDARI 11/4 owned by A Al-Rostamani, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2002 Newton Investment Management Rated Stakes Listed race at York SYSTEMATIC 2/1 fav owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2002 Minstrel Stakes Group 3 at the Curragh GATEMAN 7/2 owned by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Keith Dalgleish
2002 Gordon Stakes Group 3 at Glorious Goodwood BANDARI 15/8 owned by A Al-Rostamani, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Willie Supple
2002 Glorious Stakes at Glorious Goodwood DARASIM 5/2 fav owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2002 King George V Stakes Handicap at Royal Ascot SYSTEMATIC 9/1 owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2002 Jaguar-Meile Group 3 at Cologne LOVE REGARDLESS 8/5 owned by M Doyle, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Keith Dalgleish
2002 Troy Stakes Listed race at Doncaster SYSTEMATIC 3/1 owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2002 Cumberland Lodge Stakes Group 3 at Ascot SYSTEMATIC 1/2 fav owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2002 Grosser Preis Der Landeshauptsrtadt Group 3 at Dusseldorf LOVE REGARDLESS 14/5 owned by M Doyle, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Keith Dalgleish
2002 Henry II Stakes Group 2 at Sandown AKBAR 16/1 owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Richard Hills
2002 Preis des Casino Listed race at Baden-Baden MISTER COSMI 12/5 owned by Miss Elisabetta Tulliani, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2002 Sandown Classic Group 3 Trial SIMEON 6/4 owned by Jumeirah Racing, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2002 Prix La Moskowa Listed race at Chantilly AND BEYOND no odds owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Keith Dalgleish
2002 Credit Suisse Private Banking Group 1 at Cologne YAVANAS PACE 99/10 owned by Mrs Joan Keaney, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Keith Dalgleish
2002 Shadwell Stud Joel Stakes Listed race at Newmarket DESERT DEER 15/8 fav owned by Jaber Abdullah, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2002 Great Voltigeur Stakes Group 2 at York BANDARI 4/5 fav owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Richard Hills
2002 Hardwicke Stakes Group 2 at Royal Ascot ZINDABAD 4/1 owned by Abdulla Buhaleeba, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2002 King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot SYSTEMATIC 9/1 owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2002 Legacy Cup Arc Trial Listed race at Newbury LEGAL APPROACH 4/1 owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Keith Dalgleish
2003 Queens Vase Group 3 at Royal Ascot SHANTY STAR 7/2 owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2003 Prestige Handicap at Goodwood DARASIM 11/1 owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2003 Prix Gladiateur Group 3 at Longchamp DARASIM 5/2 owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2003 Gran Criterium Group 1 at San Siro PEARL OF LOVE 4/5 fav owned by M Doyle, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2003 Sandown Mile Group 2 DESERT DEER 11/10 owned by Jaber Abdullah, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2003 King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot FANTASTIC LOVE 10/1 owned by W Doyle, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Keith Dalgleish
2003 Vintage Stakes Group 2 at Glorious Goodwood LUCKY STORY 6/5 fav owned by Abdulla Buhaleeba, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Keith Dalgleish
2003 Goodwood Stakes at Glorious Goodwood KNAVESMIRE OMEN 7/1 owned by The Omen Partnership, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2003 Champagne Stakes Group 2 at Doncaster LUCKY STORY 2/1 owned by Abdulla Buhaleeba, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2003 Cherry Hinton Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket ATTRACTION 4/7 fav owned by Duke of Roxburghe, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2003 Stanley Superior Mile Listed race at Haydock GATEMAN 11/10 fav owned by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Keith Dalgleish
2003 Futurity Stakes Group 2 at the Curragh PEARL OF LOVE 5/4 fav owned by M Doyle, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darryll Holland
2003 Prix Kergorlay Group 2 at Deauville DARASIM 155/10 owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2003 Diomed Stakes Group 3 at Epsom GATEMAN 13/2 owned by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Keith Dalgleish
2003 Norfolk Stakes Group 3 at Royal Ascot RUSSIAN VALOUR 4/1 owned by A Latter & Partners, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2004 Earl of Sefton Stakes Group 3 at Newmarket GATEMAN 3/1 owned by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Keith Dalgleish
2004 Ormonde Stakes Group 3 at Chester SYSTEMATIC 5/2 fav owned by Maktoum Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2004 Betty Barcley-Rennen Group 3 at Baden-Baden DARASIM 9/5 owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2004 Brigadier Gerard Group 3 Stakes at Sandown BANDARI 7/2 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Willie Supple
2004 Ascot Stakes at Royal Ascot DOUBLE OBSESSION 25/1 owned by Ron Huggins, Atlantic Racing and Huckerby, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by John Egan
2004 1000 Guineas at Newmarket ATTRACTION (SR 1926) 11/2 owned by Duke of Roxburghe, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2004 Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh ATTRACTION (SR 1926) 2/1 fav owned by Duke of Roxburghe, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2004 Coronation Stakes Group 1 at Royal Ascot ATTRACTION 6/4 fav owned by Duke of Roxburghe, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2004 Goodwood Cup Group 2 at Glorious Goodwood DARASIM 11/8 fav owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2004 Princess of Wales Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket BANDARI 12/1 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Richard Hills
2004 Sun Chariot Stakes Group 1 at Newmarket ATTRACTION 11/4 owned by Duke of Roxburghe, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2004 Vintage Stakes Group 2 at Glorious Goodwood SHAMARDAL 8/13 fav owned by Abdulla Buhaleeba, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2004 Midsummer Stakes Listed race at Windsor GATEMAN 5/2 fav owned by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Keith Dalgleish
2004 Prix Guillaume D'Ornano Group 2 at Deauville MISTER MONET 9/5 fav owned by Syndicate 2000, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2004 Tradesmans Cup Listed race at Chester BANDARI 100/30 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Richard Hills
2004 Rose of Lancaster Stakes Group 3 at Haydock MISTER MONET evens fav owned by Syndicate 2000, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2004 Cesarewitch Handicap at Newmarket CONTACT DANCER 16/1 owned by Michael H Watt, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench
2005 Cock of the North Handicap at Ripon SECRET HISTORY 7/1 owned by J Shack, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2005 Musidora Stakes Group 3 at York SECRET HISTORY 4/1 owned by J Shack, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2005 Matron Stakes Group 1 at Leopardstown ATTRACTION 100/30 owned by Duke of Roxburghe, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2005 Hardwicke Stakes Group 2 at York BANDARI 10/1 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Willie Supple
2005 Queens Vase Group 3 at York MELROSE AVENUE 4/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2005 Sirenia Stakes Group 3 at Newmarket PRINCE OF LIGHT 10/11 fav owned by Claire Riordan & Kieran Coughlan, trained by Mark Johnstone and ridden by Joe Fanning
2006 Solario Stakes Group 3 at Sandown DRUMFIRE 6/4 fav owned by Kennet Valley Thoroughbreds, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2006 Queens Vase Group 3 at Royal Ascot SOAPY DANGER 4/1 owned by Mrs R Jacobs, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2006 King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot LINAS SELECTION 9/2 owned by Mrs R Jacobs, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2006 Chesterfield Cup at Glorious Goodwood CROSSPEACE 12/1 owned by Favourites RacIng, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench
2006 Glorious Stakes at Glorious Goodwood CROSSPEACE 100/30 owned by Favourites RacIng, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench
2006 Surplice Stakes at Glorious Goodwood PRINCE OF LIGHT 9/2 owned by Claire Riordan & Kieran Coughlan, trained by Mark Johnstone and ridden by Joe Fanning
2006 Gran Criterium Group 1 at San Siro KIRKLEES 76/100 fav owned by Sheikh Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2006 Princess of Wales Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket SOAPY DANGER 5/1 owned by Mrs R Jacobs, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2006 Old Borough Cup Heritage Handicap at Haydock PEPPERTREE LANE 9/2 fav owned by Peter Savill, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2006 Ladbrokes Heritage Handicap at Ascot PEPPERTREE LANE 7/2 fav owned by Peter Savill, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2007 Stonehenge Stakes Listed race at Salisbury MCCARTNEY 13/8 fav owned by Sheikh Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Greg Fairley
2007 Aston Park Stakes Listed race at Newbury PEPPERTREE LANE 9/2 owned by Peter Savill, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2007 King Edward VII Stakes Group 2 at Royal Ascot, formerly the Ascot Derby BOSCOBEL 7/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2007 Curragh Cup Group 3 at the Curragh PEPPERTREE LANE evens fav owned by Peter Savill, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kevin Darley
2007 Lowther Stakes Group 2 at York NAHOODH 15/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jamie Spencer
2007 Walther J Jacobs Stutenpreis Group 3 at Bremen MAJOUNES SONG 179/10 owned by Mrs R Jacobs, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by J P Guillambert
2007 Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot ZAHAM 7/2 fav owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Richard Hills
2007 Kleinworth Benson Heritage Handicap at Newmarket HEARTHSTEAD MAISON 25/1 owned by Hearthstead Homes Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Greg Fairley
2007 Charlton Hunt Supreme Stakes Group 3 at Goodwood LOVELACE 5/1 owned by Hamad Suhail, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jamie Spencer
2007 Surplice Stakes at Glorious Goodwood DUBAIS TOUCH 16/1 owned by Salem Suhail, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench
2007 Kilternan Stakes Group 3 at Leopardstown HEARTHSTEAD MAISON 9/2 owned by Hearthstead Homes Ltd, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Ryan Moore
2008 Falmouth Stakes Group 1 at Newmarket NAHOODH 10/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2008 Toteswinger Heritage Handicap at Sandown LOVELACE 18/1 owned by Hamad Suhail, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2008 Tapster Stakes Listed race at Goodwood PEPPERTREE LANE 8/1 owned by Peter Savill, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2008 Gimcrack Stakes Group 2 at Newbury SHAWEEL 16/1 owned by Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Greg Fairley
2008 International Heritage Stakes Handicap at Ascot LAA RAYB 18/1 owned by Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench
2008 Oettingen-Rennen Group 2 at Baden-Baden LOVELACE 19/10 owned by Hamad Suhail, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jamie Spencer
2008 Prix Quincey Lucien Barriere Group 3 at Deauville LAA RAYB 5/1 owned by Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench
2000th winner 4th February 2008 Race Ahead Pontins Handicap at Southwell LEAMINGTON 15/8 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Greg Fairley
2009 Rose of Lancaster Group 3 Stakes at Haydock JUKEBOX JURY 6/1 owned by A D Spence, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench
2009 totesport Mile Heritage Handicap at Goodwood LAA RAYB 25/1 owned by Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2009 Grand Prix de Deauville Group 2 JUKEBOX JURY 9/4 owned by A D Spence, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench
2009 Preis Von Europa Group 1 at Cologne JUKEBOX JURY 5/2 jt fav owned by A D Spence, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench
2009 Goffs Million Mile at the Curragh SHAKESPEAREAN 3/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2009 Hopping Stakes Listed race at Newcastle LADY JANE DIGBY 2/1 owned by Miss Kirsten Rausing, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Greg Fairley
2009 Queens Vase Group 3 at Royal Ascot HOLBERG 7/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2009 Prix Joubert Listed race at Saint-Cloud EASTERN ARIA 16/5 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2009 Chesterfield Cup at Glorious Goodwood DRUMFIRE 8/1 owned by Kennet Valley Racing, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jimmy Fortune
2009 Walther J Jacobs Stutenpreis Group 3 at Bremen LADY JANE DIGBY 47/10 owned by Miss Kirsten Rausing, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Greg Fairley
2009 Solario Stakes Group 3 at Sandown SHAKESPEAREAN 11/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Richard Hills

2010-2019 Principal winners
2010 Glasgow Stakes Listed race at Hamilton CORSICA 11/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2010 Millionaire Premier Handicap at The Curragh SEA LORD 4/1 fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2010 Jersey Stakes Group 3 at Royal Ascot RAINFALL 8/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Ryan Moore
2010 32Red Casino Handicap at Newmarket SEA LORD 13/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Amy Ryan
2010 Bahrain Trophy Group 3 at Newmarket CORSICA 15/8 fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2010 totesport Mile Heritage Handicap at Goodwood SEA LORD 6/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench
2010 Sovereign Stakes Group 3 at Salisbury SEA LORD 7/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kieren Fallon
2010 Warwickshire Oaks Listed race LADY JANE DIGBY 4/1 fav owned by Miss Kirsten Rausing, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Greg Fairley
2010 Aphrodite Stakes Listed race at Newmarket EASTERN ARIA 7/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Richard Hills
2010 Lillie Langtry Stakes Group 3 at Goodwood EASTERN ARIA 16/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Richard Hills
2010 Grosser Dallmayr-Preis Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Group 1 at Munich LADY JANE DIGBY 12/1 owned by Miss Kirsten Rausing, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Greg Fairley
2010 Park Hill Stakes Group 2 at Doncaster EASTERN ARIA 5/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2010 Jockey Club Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket JUKEBOX JURY 7/4 fav owned by A D Spence, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Royston Ffrench
2010 King Edward VII Stakes Group 2 at Royal Ascot, formerly the Ascot Derby MONTEROSSO 7/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2011 Queens Vase Group 3 at Royal Ascot NAMIBIAN 7/2 fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2011 Prix De Coulances at Deauville FOX HUNT 17/10 fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2011 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes at Royal Ascot FOX HUNT 12/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2011 Fred Archer Stakes Listed race at Newmarket JUKEBOX JURY 11/2 owned by A D Spence, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Neil Callan
2011 Fielden Stakes Listed race at Newmarket DORDOGNE 7/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2011 Irish St Leger at The Curragh JUKEBOX JURY 4/1 owned by A D Spence, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Johnny Murtagh
2011 Prix Kergorlay Group 2 at Deauville JUKEBOX JURY 5/1 owned by A D Spence, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Neil Callan
2011 Anatolia Trophy at Veliefendi, Turkey Group 2 DORDOGNE 13/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Alan Munro
2011 Derby Trial Stakes Group 3 at Lingfield DORDOGNE 10/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Neil Callan
2011 Woodcote Stakes Listed race at Epsom FULBRIGHT 3/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2011 Gordon Stakes Group 3 at Glorious Goodwood NAMIBIAN 7/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2011 German St Leger Group 3 at Dortmund FOX HUNT evens fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2012 King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot FENNELL BAY 12/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2012 Chesterfield Cup at Glorious Goodwood LANDAMAN 12/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Darren Egan
2012 Stardom Stakes Listed race at Goodwood STEELER 8/15 fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kieren Fallon
2012 Goodwood Stakes at Glorious Goodwood HURRICANE HIGGINS 14/1 owned by A D Spence, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2012 Royal Lodge Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket STEELER 11/4 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Kieren Fallon
2012 Betfred Heritage Handicap at Newmarket FULBRIGHT 10/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2012 Boylesports Betting Handicap at Newmarket FULBRIGHT 8/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Robert Havlin
2012 Betfred Mile at Goodwood FULBRIGHT 7/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2012 John Dunlop Fortune Stakes Listed race at Sandown FULBRIGHT 6/4 fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2012 Dubai Challenge Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket FULBRIGHT 15/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
3000th winner 5th April 2013 32Red Bingo Handicap at Wolverhampton BIRDY BOY 4/7 fav owned by Frank Bird, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2013 Princess of Wales Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket UNIVERSAL 3/1 fav owned by Abdulla Al Mansoori, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2013 Glasgow Stakes Listed race at Hamilton MAPUTO 30/100 fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2013 Jockey Club Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket UNIVERSAL 11/4 owned by Abdulla Al Mansoori, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2013 Royal Whip Stakes Group 3 at the Curragh MAPUTO 5/4 fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2013 Zetland Stakes at Newmarket HARTNELL 30/100 fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2013 Goodwood Stakes at Glorious Goodwood BROXBOURNE 7/1 owned by ready to Run Partnership, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2013 John Porter Stakes Group 3 at Newbury UNIVERSAL 11/1 owned by Abdulla Al Mansoori, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2013 Cesarewitch Handicap at Newmarket SCATTER DICE 66/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2014 Bahrain Trophy Group 3 at Newmarket HARTNELL 9/4 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2014 Clipper Boomerang Mile Group 2 at Leopardstown BOW CREEK 7/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2014 Queens Vase Listed race at Royal Ascot HARTNELL 7/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2014 Sandringham Stakes at Royal Ascot MUTEELA 9/2 fav owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Paul Hanagan
2014 Celebration Mile Group 2 at Goodwood BOW CREEK 9/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2014 Chesterfield Cup at Glorious Goodwood SENNOCKIAN STAR 14/1 owned by The Vine Accord, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2015 Cheveley Park Stakes Group 1 at Newmarket LUMIERE 100/30 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by William Buick
2015 Queens Vase at Royal Ascot HARTNELL 7/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2015 Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot ORIENTAL FOX 4/1 owned by Markus Graff, trained by mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2015 Baden-Baden Zukunftsrennen Group 3 at Baden-Baden DESSERTOFLIFE 15/10 fav owned by T T Bloodstocks, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2016 Ascendant Stakes Listed race at Haydock FRANKUUS 5/1 owned by Hussain Lootah & Ahmed Al Shaikh, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2016 Prestige Stakes Group 3 at Glorious Goodwood KILMAH 5/1 owned by Abdulla Al Mansoori, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2016 Sir Henry Cecil Stakes Listed race at Newmarket LUMIERE 3/1 fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2016 Prix de Conde Group 3 at Chantilly FRANKUUS 42/10 owned by Hussain Lootah & Ahmed Al Shaikh, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by I Mendizabal
2017 Havana Gold Newmarket Listed Stakes PERMIAN 5/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Ryan Moore
2017 King Edward VII Stakes Group 2 at Royal Ascot, formerly the Ascot Derby PERMIAN 6/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by William Buick
2017 Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot ORIENTAL FOX 10/1 owned by Markus Graff, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2017 Dante Stakes Group 2 at York PERMIAN 10/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2017 Princess Margaret Stakes Group 3 at Ascot NYALETI 2/1 fav owned by The 3 Batterhams & A Reay, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Ryan Moore
2017 Lowther Stakes Group 2 at York THREADING 9/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by James Doyle
2017 Rose of Lancaster Stakes Group 3 at Haydock FRANKUUS 8/1 owned by Hussain Lootah & Ahmed Al Shaikh, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2017 Tattersalls Sommerville Stakes Group 3 at Newmarket ELARQAM 11/8 fav owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jim Crowley
2018 Tattersalls Sommerville Stakes Group 3 at Newmarket ARCTIC SOUND 5/1 owned by Saeed bin Mohammed Al Qassimi, trained by Mark Johnston and riddn by Silvestre De Sousa
4000th winner 23rd October 2017 Phil Bull Trophy at Pontefract DOMINATING 6/4 owned by A D Spence, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by P J McDonald
2018 Michael Seely Memorial Listed Stakes at York THREADING 7/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by William Buick
2018 Cathedral Stakes Listed race at Salisbury CARDSHARP 3/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2018 Albany Stakes Group 3 at Royal Ascot MAIN EDITION 7/1 owned by Saif Ali, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by James Doyle
2018 Conqueror Listed Fillies Stakes at Goodwood NYALETI 11/4 fav owned by The 3 Batterhams & A Reay, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2018 London Gold Cup Handicap at Newbury COMMUNIQUE 7/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2018 King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot BAGHDAD 9/1 owned by Mohammed bin Hamad Al Khailifa, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Andrea Atzeni
2018 Premio Ribot Group 3 at Capannelle, Rome MASHAM STAR 63/10 owned by The 3 Batterhams & A Reay, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2018 Anglesey Stakes Group 3 at the Curragh MARIES DIAMOND 7/2 owned by Middleham Park Racing, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by James Doyle
2018 Vintage Stakes Group 2 at Glorious Goodwood DARK VISION 100/30 fav owned by Kingsley Park 10, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2018 Matchbook Exchange Handicap at Goodwood COMMUNIQUE 7/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2018 bet365 Handicap at Newmarket COMMUNIQUE 8/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
Record Breaking 4194th winner 23rd August 2018 Clipper Logistics Handicap at York POET'S SOCIETY 20/1 owned by Kingsley Park 9, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2018 German 1000 Guineas Group 2 at Dusseldorf NYALETI 23/10 owned by The 3 Batterhams & A Reay, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2018 Godolphin Stakes at Newmarket COMMUNIQUE 11/8 fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Ryan Moore
2019 German 1000 Guineas Group 2 at Dusseldorf MAIN EDITION 48/10 owned by Saif Ali, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2019 Festival Stakes Listed race at Goodwood ELARQAM 11/4 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Dane O'Neill
2019 Gala Stakes Listed race at Sandown ELARQAM 11/10 fav owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jim Crowley
2019 York Stakes Group 2 at York ELARQAM 7/1 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Dane O'Neill
2019 Pomfret Stakes Listed race at Pontefract MARIES DIAMOND 3/1 owned by Middleham Park Racing, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2019 Duke of Edinburgh Stakes at Royal Ascot BAGHDAD 7/2 fav owned by Mohammed bin Hamad Al Khailifa, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Ryan Moore
2019 Princess of Wales Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket COMMUNIQUE 11/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2019 Jockey Club Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket COMMUNIQUE 12/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2019 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes Group 2 RAFFLE PRIZE 9/2 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2019 Henry II Stakes Group 3 at Sandown DEE EX BEE 4/7 fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2019 Chester Cup MAKING MIRACLES 16/1 owned by Acom, Brown, Parker & Scott, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2019 Gordon Stakes Group 3 at Glorious Goodwood NAYEF ROAD 9/1 owned by Mohammed Obaid, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2019 Guisborough Stakes Listed race at Redcar MAIN EDITION 8/1 owned by Saif Ali, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2019 Denford Stakes Listed race at Newbury THUNDEROUS 11/8 fav owned by Highclere Thoroughbreds, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2019 Firth of Clyde Stakes Group 3 at Ayr ROSE OF KILDARE 8/1 owned by Kingsley Park Racing, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2019 Oh So Sharp Stakes Group 3 at Newmarket ROSE OF KILDARE 12/1 owned by Kingsley Park Racing, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2019 bet365 Handicap at Haydock SIR RON PRIESTLEY 15/8 fav owned by Paul Dean, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2019 Sagara Stakes Group 3 at Ascot DEE EX BEE 11/8 fav owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by William Buick
2019 Unibet Handicap at Goodwood SIR RON PRIESTLEY 6/1 owned by Paul Dean, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2019 March Stakes Group 3 at Goodwood SIR RON PRIESTLEY evens fav owned by Paul Dean, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton

2020-2021 Principal winners
2020 Glasgow Listed Stakes at Hamilton SUBJECTIVIST 7/4 fav owned by Dr J Walker, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2020 March Stakes Group 3 at Goodwood SUBJECTIVIST 11/10 fav owned by Dr J Walker, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2020 Sagaro Stakes Group 3 at Newcastle NAYEF ROAD 8/1 owned by Mohamed Obaida, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Ben Curtis
2020 Royal Hunt Cup at Royal Ascot DARK VISION 15/2 owned by Godolphin, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by William Buick
2020 Paradise Stakes Listed race at Newmarket MARIES DIAMOND 14/1 owned by Middleham Park Racing, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2020 Chesterfield Cup at Glorious Goodwood MAYDANNY 5/1 fav owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Silvestre De Sousa
2020 Legacy Cup Arc Trial Group 3 at Newbury ELARQAM 2/1 owned by Hamdan Al Maktoum, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Jim Crowley
2020 Criterium de Saint-Cloud Group 1 at Saint-Cloud GEAR UP 27/1 owned by Teme Valley 2, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by James Doyle
2020 Pomfret Listed Stakes at Pontefract DARK VISION 4/5 owned by Godolphin, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by James Doyle
2020 Dante Stakes Group 2 at York THUNDEROUS 13/2 owned by Highclere Thoroughbreds, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2020 Prix Royal-Oak Group 1 at Longchamp SUBJECTIVIST 6/1 owned by Dr J Walker, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2020 Oettingen-Rennen Group 2 at Baden-Baden DARK VISION 16/5 owned by Godolphin, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2020 Musidora Stakes Group 3 at York ROSE OF KILDARE 20/1 owned by Kingsley Park Racing, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2021 Further Flight Listed Stakes at Nottingham SIR RON PRIESTLEY 9/4 owned by Paul Dean, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2021 Jockey Club Rose Bowl Stakes Listed race at Newmarket NAYEF ROAD 9/2 owned by Mohamed Obaida, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Andrea Atzeni
2021 Princess of Wales Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket SIR RON PRIESTLEY 100/30 owned by Paul Dean, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2021 Ascot Gold Cup at Royal Ascot SUBJECTIVIST 13/2 owned by Dr J Walker, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2021 Jockey Club Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket SIR RON PRIESTLEY 15/8 jt fav owned by Paul Dean, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Franny Norton
2021 Dubai Gold Cup Group 2 at Meydan SUBJECTIVIST 13/2 owned by Dr J Walker, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2021 March Stakes Group 3 at Goodwood DANCING KING 100/30 owned by Kingsley Park Racing, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning

January 2022-December 2022 Charlie & Mark Johnston
At the start of 2022 Mark and Charlie took out a joint licence to share the training responsibilities, Charlie having served as assistant to his father for a number of years. The team continued to win Group and Listed races, notably the Group 1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud at Saint-Cloud with Dubai Mile. Living Legend won a valuable Conditions race at Newcastle in addition to the Listed Magnolia Stakes at Kempton and the Group 2 Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket for owners Barbara & Alick Richmond. Although technically the win counter was reset to zero once they began training on a dual licence, Mark Johnston passed the magic 5000th winner milestone on 24th August 2022 when Dubai Mile won at Kempton. After notching up 176 winners during the season, in December 2022 Mark decided to retire and hand the licence completely over to Charlie, marking the end of a glittering, record breaking career. Their final winner was Asdaa on 28th December 2022 at Newcastle, and it is probably fitting that the same horse should provide Charlie with his first winner at Kempton just a week later.
2022 Sweet Solera Stakes Group 3 at Newmarket LAKOTA SIOUX 100/30 owned by Gallop Racing, trained by Charlie & Mark Johnston and ridden by James Doyle
2022 Criterium de Saint-Cloud Group 1 at Saint-Cloud DUBAI MILE 49/10 owned by Ahmad Al Shaikh, trained by Charlie & Mark Johnston and ridden by Daniel Muscutt
2022 Magnolia Listed Stakes at Kempton LIVING LEGEND 12/1 owned by Barbara & Alick Richmond, trained by Charlie & Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2022 Easter Classic Conditions Stakes at Newcastle LIVING LEGEND 7/1 owned by Barbara & Alick Richmond, trained by Charlie & Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2022 Jockey Club Stakes Group 2 at Newmarket LIVING LEGEND 11/1 owned by Barbara & Alick Richmond, trained by Charlie & Mark Johnston and ridden by Joe Fanning
2022 Chesterfield Cup at Glorious Goodwood FOREST FALCON 14/1 owned by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by Frankie Dettori
2022 Sweet Solera Stakes Group 3 at Newmarket LAKOTA SIOUX 100/30 owned by Denford Stud, trained by Mark Johnston and ridden by James Doyle
5000th winner 24th August 2022 at Kempton DUBAI MILE 6/5 fav owned by Ahmad Al Shaikh, trained by Mark & Charlie Johnston and ridden by Daniel Muscutt
Final winner 28th December 2022 Sunderland Handicap at Newcastle ASDAA 100/30 owned by Owners Group 045, trained by Charlie & Mark Johnston and ridden by Jason Hart

January 2023-present Charlie Johnston
Charlie Johnston, eldest son of Deidre and Mark Johnston, was born in Middleham on 4th October 1990. Although he was always likely to take over from his father when the time came, nevertheless, Charlie and his parents thought it prudent to gain his degree first. He followed in his father's footsteps by gaining a veterinary degree at Glasgow University and shortly afterwards began working at Kingsley House. Charlie was assistant to Mark for a number of years and moved into a house on Kingsley Park, the main hub of the training estate. For a single year, 2022, Mark and Charlie held a dual licence, but on 1st January 2023 Charlie, at the age of 32, took over the full licence. It seems only right that their last winner as dual trainers was Asdaa at Newcastle on 28th December 2022, and that Charlie's first winner was the same horse exactly a week later at Kempton.
First winner 4th January 2023 Unibet Horserace Betting Operator of the Year Handicap at Kempton ASDAA 2/1 fav owned by Owners Group 045, trained by Charlie Johnston and ridden by Jack Mitchell
Top 5 Kingsley House Stable horses of all time
SHAMARDAL (2005 Prix du Jockey Club, St James's Palace Stakes, 2004 Dewhurst Stakes)
MISTER BAILEYS (1994 2000 Guineas, 1993 Royal Lodge Stakes, Vintage Stakes)
DOUBLE TRIGGER (1995 Ascot Gold Cup, 1995, 1997, 1998 Goodwood Cup, 1992, 1996, 1998 Doncaster Cup)
ATTRACTION (2004 1000 Guineas, Irish 1000 Guineas, Coronation stakes, Sun Chariot, 2003 Queen Mary Stakes)
JUKEBOX JURY (2011 Irish St Leger, Prix Kergorlay, 2009 Preis Von Europa)
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