British greyhound racing professional trainer (1933-2001
Thomas Johnston Jr. (1933–2001) was a British greyhound trainer . He was twice UK Champion trainer in 1963 and 1972.
Profile
Johnston's kennels were based at Stilliters Farm on Moulsoe Road in Cranfield , Bedfordshire . In 1963 he took over the kennels after moving from Scotland. His father Tom Johnston Sr. was the winning trainer of the 1928 English Greyhound Derby )[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Robert Jardine many years before oval track racing arrived to the United Kingdom.[ 4]
Racing career
He was a leading trainer for over a decade during the 1960s and 1970s and won the Scottish Greyhound Derby in 1963 and 1964.[ 5] West Ham Stadium until 1969 before joining Wembley Stadium where he trained until his retirement.[ 6]
He trained Westpark Mustard who broke the British and European record by winning twenty consecutive races in 1974.[ 7]
He died in 2001 aged 68.
References
^ "Results" . Times [London, England] 30 July 1928: 4. The Times Digital Archive.^ "1928" . Greyhound Data.^ Dack, Barrie (1990). Greyhound Derby, the first 60 years, page 54 & 55 . Ringpress Books. ISBN 0-948955-36-8 ^ "Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When) October edition". Greyhound Star . 2012. ^ Genders, Roy (1975). The Greyhound and Racing Greyhound . Page Brothers (Norwich). ISBN 0-85020-0474 ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2008). Greyhound Annual 2008 . Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-534 ^ The National Greyhound Racing Club Book of Greyhound Racing . Pelham Books/Stephen Greene Press. 1990. ISBN 0-7207-1804-X
