An official announcement could come as early as 10am on Trackside television's The First Call programme, he said.
Johnson's next nearest rival Alysha Collett is 16 wins behind him and though she will travel and give herself every chance to win the title, it was highly unlikely she would, Hunt said.
Johnson, known as The Magic Man, opened at $51 odds in the jockeys' premiership, odds that reflected his 18th placing on the previous year's competition.
A handful of lucky punters backed him to win at those juicy odds, but most were gold coin type bets that would not hurt the bookies' pockets too much, Hunt said. It would be 10 months later, on the back of consistently good riding, that the real damage to the bookies' pockets was done.
Johnson attracted a number of $1000-plus wagers at $2-$3 prices, but they were made to look like loose change when one punter plunged $18,000 on the Magic Man at odds of $1.65, according to Hunt.
While that sounds painful for the TAB, Johnson taking the title does not mean financial ruin. "The book is very balanced. Danielle was very well supported, the only time she hasn't been punted is in the last couple of weeks."
The bookies closed betting on the title within the last 10 days, but would rate Johnson a $1.01 chance or less should they have to set odds for him going into today's meeting, Hunt said. Though there is still a tiny mathematical chance Johnson could get beaten by Danielle Johnson or Collett it was so small they would rather give their customers some good-will and let them enjoy their winnings.
