Millions in profits, dating royalties and purchase of horses 'speaking': do not dare to say that the life of this jockey has been mundane.
Richard Johnson is one of the most emblematic jump riders of sport and with the Cheltenham festival that faces its end, it is an adequate time to reflect.
The hereford native won 3,819 races during a brilliant race, only surpassed by AP McCoy, and claimed two gold glasses, although it never triumphed in the Grand National of Aintree.
Johnson would not have seen this arrive when he left the 16 -year -old school to work for the deceased champion coach David Nicholson, but it has been a trip.
It is estimated that he recalled more than £ 34 million of his exploits on horseback, most of the road to the total GDP of the Pacific Island Tuvalu.
But when you have won all the races of functions in Cheltenham, it is easy to see how the numbers accumulate.
Richard Johnson is one of the most successful jump riders in history, winning 3,819 races
He won two gold glasses at the Cheltenham Festival, more recently in 2018 but also in 2000
Johnson used to go out with the Royal Zara Tindall family member (then Phillips) between 1998 and 2003
His pranks in the chair saw him pushed to the cream of the social harvest.
From 1998 to 2003, he left with the member of the Royal Zara Tindall family (then Phillips), herself a great equestrian.
However, the couple separated after he felt that he wanted to prioritize horses.
She is very unhappy. She feels that with Richard Racing comes first, second and third, while a poor room arrives, 'a friend of Zara once said to the Daily Mail in 2002.
There was also an incident when the police were called to resolve a failure between the couple.
It was stated that Johnson had taken her out of a car and threw her to the ground.
It was said that the couple kicked and hit, shouting insults before Johnson went out to cry.
At one point, friends had been talking about the possibility of the couple committed, but never materialized.
The couple separated after Zara was frustrated with how dedicated it was to their careers
Johnson Downs some well -gained champagne after securing his 1,000 -number victory in 2003
“It's a sour dream for Zara,” one to The Mail told.
“She is unhappy and disappointed with her behavior.”
Fourteen years later, in 2016, the couple met at the Ascot Racecourse and were seen in a good mood together, seeing not supporting resentment.
Johnson was even committing somewhere, a horse owned by Zara.
In 2021, Johnson surprised the world of races when he announced his retirement. With victories of the Gold Cup in 2000 and 2018, as well as its almost more than 4,000 victories, its legacy was safe.
'After almost 30 years in the assembly, the time has come to retire. I have been so extraordinarily fortunate to have mounted so many wonderful horses, and for so many incredible coaches and owners, '' he said crying after his final career in Newton Abbot.
Of course, Johnson is still involved in the world of careers. In the sale of January by Cheltenham, £ 230,000 disbursed on the 'speaker' horse, Gelding Starzand, five, son of former Derby winner and Irish Derby Harzand.
For rapid clarity, a 'speaker' horse is not one that literally speaks. Usually, anyway. Instead, the term refers to the horse in the headlines, which everyone is talking about.
The ancient flames gathered at the Ascot Racecourse in December 2016 and seemed to follow
When commenting on his purchase, Johnson said: 'Everyone wants winners in Cheltenham and that's where we want to get.
'This looks like a lovely horse, and will be one for the future, he is a three -mile hunter in the long term and could have been reaching his potential for two years.
'We loved the horse, it has the form in the book and we thought it was suitable for the owner.
I hoped we would get it for £ 150,000! You never want to spend more than you have to do.
'But it was always going to be a expensive horse. He marks many boxes and was never going to be cheap.