Mark Johnston is a racehorse trainer based in Middleham, North Yorkshire. He is considered to be one of the most successful racehorse trainers in the UK, training 146 winners and claiming £2,454,440 in prize money in 2003. Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Middleham is a small market town in the North Yorkshire dales. ... Bolton Abbey North Yorkshire is a Shire county within the region of Yorkshire and the Humber in England. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 2004 he won the One Thousand Guineas Stakes with Attraction. Other successful horses he has trained are Mister Baileys, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes and Double Trigger, three time winner of the Ascot Gold Cup. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The One Thousand Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 United Kingdom flat racing horse race for three year old fillies run over a distance of 1 mile at Newmarket Racecourse during May. ... The Two Thousand Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 1 mile (1600 meters) thoroughbred flat racing horse race for 3-year-olds colts and fillies run in May of each year over the Rowley Mile at Newmarket, Suffolk, England. ... The Ascot Gold Cup, 1834 by James Pollard The Ascot Gold Cup is a Group 1 United Kingdom flat racing horse race for four year old and above horses run over a distance of 2 miles 4 furlongs at Ascot Racecourse during June. ...
Johnston has been training in Middleham since 1988 when he purchased Kingsley House (former home of Charles Kingsley, author of The Water Babies). 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Kingsley (July 12, 1819 - January 23, 1875) was an English novelist, particularly associated with the West Country. ... The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a childrens novel by Charles Kingsley. ...
His success is at least in part due to the fantastic natural facilities available to him and other Middleham based trainers on the nearby gallops.
Johnston's horses are know for their front running style and bravery in a finish, two attributes that were best advertised by the exploits of Attraction.
In 1988, Dr. Johnston was a Research Assistant for the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery under the direction of the Chairman of the Department; and during the same year, he was a Clinical Instructor for the UAB Department of Restorative Dentistry.
Johnston is committed to furthering the future of Orthodontics with his involvement in several dental councils and organizations.
Dr. Johnston is a member of the American Association of Orthodontists, the Southern Association of Orthodontists, the Georgia Association of Orthodontists, the American Dental Association, the Georgia Dental Association, the Hinman Dental Society, the College of Diplomates of the American Board of Orthodontics.
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