Jockey Agent Billy Johnson Passes: Teamed With Leading Riders Deshawn Parker, Luis Quinones Sponsored by:
Billy Johnson
Jockey agent Billy Johnson died Thursday in East Liverpool, Ohio, just across the Ohio River from West Virginia s Mountaineer Park, where he helped Deshawn Parker become the No. 1 rider in the country by wins in 2010 and 11.
Johnson, who was in his late 50s, had been plagued with health issues in recent months.
“It s a sad day. He is family to me,” said Parker, who said he and Johnson worked together for about 20 years, parting ways in 2017 when Parker moved his tack to Indiana. “He helped raise my kids. We d spend Thanksgiving and Christmas together and hung out all the time.”