Thank you to you & your team for a great visit & interesting morning on 24th May. Good Luck in your quest to improve prize money & racing in general. Best wishes for the future Bill Hawksworth P.S More power to the Bletherings
Bill Hawksworth
29 May 2011
Congratulations to my old boss Brian Yeardley on his winner tonight at Beverley, I know it's a course close to his heart. All the best Boss
Philip Begley
25 May 2011
Thank-you for a wonderful visit on 24/05/11. We were tremendously impressed by the facilities & organisation. The kindness and patience of Mark & Deidre and all the staff was greatly appreciatedWe wish you allthe very best for the future
Bryan Pilmer
25 May 2011
Congratulations to election to BHA board-lets hope you get support from other trainers and industry-racing needs common sense and leadership Raj
Rajesh Sharma
12 April 2011
Hello Mark It did not surprise me that the trainer colleague mentioned in your latest 'bletherings' seemed to regard you as some kind of unpaid spokesman for the industry. He, like the majority of managers in most businesses, is more than happy to let others make the running. It's a case, perhaps, of not so much being 'unwilling', but rather 'unable' to front run. Quite what one does about that I'm not sure. In the end, of course, the 'market' will sort it out, but in my book he's heading for 'Carey' street. Best wishes for the coming season
Johnny Naughton
24 March 2011
hi mark wish you and your yard the best of luck with the season ahead looking forword to following runners this year as i always do. you are doing a super job
simon sherry
12 March 2011
To Mark and all your Team, I want to thank you all, for the tremendous enjoyment you have given my father and i over the last couple of months ,December and January, You see my Father is 80 years old and he lost his wife to a Long illness last July, He now lives alone as i work away most days and only get to see him at weekends.As the winter set in, he got a bit depressed (naturally after a bereavement) In an effort to get my dad out and about i have rang him everyday and encouraged him to have a small wager (10 or 20 euro) on your runners on the all weather,In the beginning just a single bet ,but of late the odd double, It was absolutely brilliant to have him(Dad) ring me in the afternoons and hear the shear delight in his voice as he describes how Joe or Greg had hit the front and booted home another winner.He now rings me in the morning when I'm on the road to discuss your runners for the day, This might be a bit daft to you, but it gets him out of the house every morning , it has put a little pep back in his step, so to speak,and given him something to focus on, it has lifted his mood So thank you very much,Continued success ,And keep up the good work . Yours in Life Mark Ryan Clonmel
Mark Ryan
3 February 2011
i had lunch last week with Michael Stoute and William Haggas who told me Bletherings was the best read on the web. So it is!
Jeremy HINDLEY
2 February 2011
Just had lunch with HAGGAS and STOUTE who tell me this is the best site on the web.
Jeremy HINDLEY
26 January 2011
Hi Mark, Proud of you big guy. You serve Scotland proud. Keep the winners coming.
Sam Munro
25 January 2011
Wonderful page on tendons and tendon injuries. I am a vocal opponant of better winning through chemistry and will be referring others to this site... Thank you! Linda Broussard Racehorse Owner in Texas and Louisiana
Linda Broussard
14 January 2011
I follow your horses every day, and have made a nice profit over the past months. Keep up the good work merry christmas and a happy and prosperous new year to all your team.
Paul Dean
7 December 2010
I am a great follower of Mark's and as an exiled Pom now living in Melbourne I had a serious ante post wager on Eastern Aria. I should have known better given the focus of the handicapper to give the Aussies 'a fair go'and Bart Cummins a 13th Cup. The ironic thing is that if the horse had been named as an emergency as they have for all the other big races ,she would have had a run, as Luca Cumani's horse Bauer was scratched before the race. It compounded my sense of injustice. So You Think will be an interesting horse to watch in Europe next year. He was perhaps pushed a bit too far in the Melbourne cup but he is sure to make a big impression over the 1 mile 4f+ distance. Hope Eastern Aria gets to run in Melbourne so that I can recoup some funds!
Peter Metcalf
4 November 2010
Paul Hanagan doesn't seem to ride for MJR, as he is the top jockey,in the country I am wondering why?
Brian
14 October 2010
Hope you are having a ball as one of the countries leading trainers. Lots of happy memories when I see you've got a horse out.
ribot the whippet
11 October 2010
Why doesn't Paul Hannagan ride more of your horses?
Brian Card
8 October 2010
Mr Johnston, I follow your horses with blind faith but my faith is beginning to wane on your horses with Dettori on board, I have just watched him ride Rainfall in the SUN CHARIOT and he never gave it a chance, it was flying at the finish. I know that Joe cannot ride every horse but please use someone else other than Dettori because he cannot ride Johnston horses even though he is supposed to be the top jockey.
Mr H Brassington
2 October 2010
Your experiments/research with your overground endoscopy are brilliant. It advances understanding and hopefully will help supply solutions to race horse wind problems. Thank you for providing this article on your website. I would love to be involved with your experiments. Great job! Yours truly, Loren Bolinger Running Horse Farm LLC
Loren Bolinger
30 September 2010
please confirm where satin love was bought? thanks he is a lovely horse, hope he does well in 2011 and hello to raj from newmarket i think i talked to you there about 2 yrs ago well done all with eastern aria, corsica and sea lord who ran great
peter hadden
16 September 2010
Dear Mr Johnston Appreciate your views on RFC ; just amazed the industry and stakeholders are putting up with all this nonsense that these people have the capacity and ability to bring a bigger new clients to the industy. There is no body on the board REL who will be worried or has a vested interest in seeing a change. In simple business terms it's about product and price of your leisure experience : <> Entry /food too expensive <> Put on a good product Hope a few trainers like yourself keep fighting and talking for the industry otherwise we love will be like greyhound racing/mining industry !!! Raj Sharma Newmarekt
Raj Sharma
13 August 2010