Ernie Johnson (jockey) 1979, 49 in 1980, 29 in 1981, 46 in 1982, to 27 in 1983. In the 1980 Epsom Oaks, Johnson rode The Dancer, on whom he had won a race at Newbury as a 2 year old, for Major Dick Hern. Hern's stable jockey, Willie Carson, also had the choice of Cheshire Oaks winner Shoot A Line and Musidora Stakes winner Bireme. He elected to ride Bireme, who won by 2 lengths from Vielle, with The Dancer in 3rd. Johnson made much of the running until two furlongs out and was possibly a shade unlucky - The Dancer was partially
The 80s: A Look Back at the Tumultuous Decade 1980–1989 Having been written in 1979, the events were of course fictional and most of the satire was actually directed towards the late 1970s. Some of the events from the book included: The book was a best-seller and a sequel, "The 90s: A Look Back", was published with a similar premise in 1989. The second book did not have the same success as the first. The 80s: A Look Back at the Tumultuous Decade 1980–1989 The 80s: A Look Back at the Tumultuous Decade 1980–1989 is a humor book published in 1979. It was edited by Tony Hendra, Christopher Cerf and