Two of those victories helped trainers John and Karen Parsons score a treble of victories on the programme.
The trainers had Mia Mumma and Bringiton fit and ready to win for Johnson despite a lack of recent racing.
Mia Mumma scored after a perfectly judged front running ride in race 4, in what was the mare’s first start since last racing in May.
Johnson then produced the same result in race 5, on the same part of the Oamaru track, when he hugged the rails from the opposite end of the field aboard Letsbringiton, who was fresh up since April.
The 2000 Guineas nominated Sebring gelding gave Johnson the feel of an above average horse.
‘’He is a nice horse, he is still very green and has a bit to learn, but he is a nice type,’’ he said.
Letsbringiton held out the late challenge of Zavisitic who put in an eye catching performance to finish second after dropping out behind the field after jumping slowly from the barriers.
Earlier in the Oamaru programme, Johnson guided Secret Power to win yesterday’s feature race, the South Otago Cup.
The Anna Hewitson trained 7yr-old wore down the leader Flag The Groom, who finished third equal with Somethings Burning, and also held of the late challenge of Lochan Ora.
‘’He travelled really well all the way in the one-one - he was quite keen actually – then he let down well early in the straight and held them off,’’ Johnson said.
Secret Power would be the only horse that Johnson would win on that did not run along the fast lane he found hard up against the running rail.
The jockey again took an inside passage on The Precious One to seal his quartet of wins in the saddle, yesterday.
His four wins elevated Johnson to second on this season’s national jockeys premiership with 10 wins, one behind the leader Lisa Allpress.
To make up their treble of wins, John and Karen Parsons scored their other victory when apprentice rider Krishna Mudhoo pushed out Keep The Lot to win race 1 - her first start since early July.
In race 2, Rakaia trainers Terrill Charles and Peter Corbett produced a win at upset odds of 27-to-one when Dee And Gee scored following an even longer break than the Parsons pair.
The 4yr-old last raced from Cambridge trainer’s Sean Richie’s stable in January before being shipped South and joining the Charles-Corbett barn.
Today the thoroughbred world will watch on as Winx shoots for her 20th consecutive win at Randwick.
Rider Hugh Bowman he could not be happier with the wonder mare after he fronted the media following the pair’s last serious training run before today’s race.
‘’She is in great order.’’
‘’She seems to be more relaxed now to me, now, as we get into the middle of her preparation.’’
“She is very strong, she is very healthy and very well and if she feels like that [today] we are in for a treat.’’
In Melbourne, Winx’s main rival from last spring, Hartnell, will start favourite for the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.
