Trigo (horse)

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Trigo
Sire
St. Leger Stakes (1929)
Irish St. Leger (1929)
Honours
Trigo Stakes at Leopardstown Racecourse
Trigo locomotive

Trigo (1926–1946) was an

St. Leger Stakes before returning to Ireland to win the Irish St. Leger
. He was then retired to stud where he had limited success.

Background

Trigo, a bay horse with a narrow white

Spanish word for "wheat",[4] reflecting his owner's business interests.[5]

Racing career

1928: two-year-old season

As a two-year-old, Trigo proved himself one of the best of his generation in Ireland. He was unplaced in a five

Irish 1000 Guineas and the Irish Oaks.[6]

In autumn, Barnett sent Trigo to be trained in

Dick Dawson at Whatcombe, near Lambourn in Berkshire[7] Rogers was sorry to see the horse leave, describing him as "the best colt that has ever left Ireland".[8]

1929: three-year-old season

In spring 1929 Barnett turned down an offer of £20,000 for the colt from the Aga Khan.[9] Trigo made his first English appearance in April when he won the seven furlong 1929 Berkshire Handicap at Newbury Racecourse.[10] Trigo performed well in exercise gallops and was described as "the best of the Whatcombe three-year-olds".[6] He was strongly fancied for the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket a week later but after racing prominently he dropped away in the closing stages of the one mile Classic, finishing unplaced behind Mr Jinks.[8]

Following his poor run at Newmarket, Trigo was not considered a serious contender for the Derby at Epsom on 5 June and he started at odds of 33/1 in a field of twenty-six runners. Mr Jinks started favourite ahead of Cragadour and Hunter's Moon,[11] despite doubts about the 2000 Guineas winner's ability to stay the mile and a half distance. Dawson's stable jockey, Michael Beary elected to ride Le Voleur, leaving the mount on Trigo to the twenty-year-old apprentice jockey, Joe Marshall.[12] On the day before the Derby the fine weather which had prevailed throughout the spring changed abruptly, and heavy, persistent rain altered the ground from firm to soft. Despite the miserable weather, the race attracted a record crowd, estimated at half a million.[13] Marshall settled Trigo just behind the leaders in the early stages before moving up to dispute the lead with the well-fancied Hunter's Moon on the turn into the straight.[6] Trigo went into a clear lead early in the straight and he was never seriously challenged, winning by one and a half lengths from Walter Gay, Brienz and Hunter's Moon.[14] Marshall said after the race that he "never really had an uneasy moment".[15] Barnett had made no secret of his confidence in Trigo, and many of his fellow Belfast residents backed the horse heavily.[9]

On 12 September at

Lord Derby's colt Bosworth also strongly fancied.[17] Ridden on this occasion by Michael Beary, Trigo raced prominently before overtaking Bosworth in the straight and holding off a renewed challenge from Lord Derby's colt to win by a short head.[18] The racing correspondent of The Times claimed that he had "never seen a gamer exhibition by two colts " than that provided by Trigo and Bosworth.[16] Seven days later, he returned to Ireland for the Irish St Leger at the Curragh. Carrying a twelve pound weight penalty for his previous Classic victories he won in a close finish from Visellus.[19]

Stud career

Trigo was retired to his owner's Cloghran stud[19] after his win in the Irish St Leger. He met with limited success, his best winners including Trigo Verde (Yorkshire Oaks), Harvest Star (Irish 1,000 Guineas) and Kerry Piper (Cesarewitch).[8] He was later moved to the Aston Park stud, Aston Rowant, Oxfordshire where he died and was buried in 1946.[20]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Trigo (IRE), bay stallion, 1926
Sire
Blandford (IRE)
1919 		Swynford
1907　 		John O’Gaunt Isinglass
La Fleche
Canterbury Pilgrim Tristan
Pilgrimage
Blanche
1912　 		White Eagle Gallinule
Merry Gal
Black Cherry Bendigo
Black Duchess
Dam
Athasi (GB)
1917 		Farasi
1903 		Desmond St. Simon
L'Abbesse de Jouarre
Molly Morgan Morgan
Sissie
Athgreaney
1910 		Galloping Simon Melton
Simena
Fairyland Lesterlin
Stella (Family: 22-a)[21]

References

  1. ^ "THE DERBY". Evening Post. 17 July 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. ^ "TRIGO'S PARENTS". Evening Post. 21 June 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  3. ^ "THE TURF. STABLE MOVE. BLACK DOUGLAS FOR VILLIERS". Sydney Morning Herald. 20 December 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. ^ "RACING FIXTURES". Evening Post. 20 November 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  5. ^ Anne Peters (26 May 1919). "Blandford". Thoroughbred Heritage. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "SPORTING". Evening Post. 6 June 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  7. ^ "Trigo". Horseracing History Online. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  8. ^
    ISBN 0-354-08536-0
    .
  9. ^ a b "THE DERBY Record-Breaking Crowd". The Mercury (Hobart). 7 June 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  10. ^ "TRIGO'S VICTORY. AN IRISH-BRED HORSE". Sydney Morning Herald. 7 June 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  11. ^ "ENGLISH DERBY IRISH-OWNED TRIGO WINS". Sunday Times (Perth). 9 June 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  12. ^ "THE DERBY AT EPSOM'S GREAT RACING CARNIVAL". Evening Post. 17 July 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  13. ^ "RECORD CROWD AT DERBY". Evening Post. 6 June 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  14. ^ "Epsom Derby". TIME. 17 June 1929. Archived from the original on 22 February 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  15. ^ "AUSTRALIAN HOCKEY TEAM". Evening Post. 17 July 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  16. ^ a b "TRIGO'S ST. LEGER". Evening Post. 6 November 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  17. ^ "RACING FIXTURES". Evening Post. 2 November 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  18. ^ "ST. LEGER STAKES". Evening Post. 12 September 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  19. ^ a b "NOTES AND COMMENTS". Evening Post. 10 October 1929. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  20. ^ "Grave Matters Thoroughbreds". Tbheritage.com. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  21. ^ "Stella - Family 22-a". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 20 February 2012.

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