Double Trigger

Double Trigger
Bronze statue of Double Trigger at Doncaster Racecourse
Sire	Ela-Mana-Mou
Grandsire	Pitcairn
Dam	Solac
Damsire	Gay Lussac
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1991
Country	Ireland
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Dene Investments
Owner	R W Huggins
Trainer	Mark Johnston
Record	29: 14-2-1
Earnings	£559,102
Major wins
Zetland Stakes 1993 St Leger Italiano 1994 Sagaro Stakes 1995, 1996 Henry II Stakes 1995, 1996 Ascot Gold Cup 1995 Doncaster Cup 1995, 1996, 1998 Goodwood Cup 1995, 1997, 1998
Awards
Top European Stayer 1995
Last updated on June 22, 2007

Double Trigger (foaled 24 March 1991) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse and active sire. He was bred in Ireland, but trained in the United Kingdom throughout his racing career, which lasted from 1993 to 1998. A specialist stayer, he is best known for winning twelve group races, including the Stayers' Triple Crown in 1995.

Double Trigger was bred in Ireland, a son of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Ela-Mana-Mou. His dam was the French-bred mare Solac, who also produced Double Trigger's full brother, the top-class stayer Double Eclipse. He was trained throughout his career by Mark Johnston in North Yorkshire. His most regular jockey was Jason Weaver, who rode him in 21 of his 29 starts. He was an easily recognisable horse, being a light chestnut with a broad white blaze and a front-running racing style.

Double Trigger showed himself to be a promising horse from the start, following a ten-length win in a Redcar maiden in September 1993 with a victory in the Listed Zetland Stakes at Newmarket a month later.

His three-year-old career was delayed by injury problems, but when he did re-appear, he was immediately tested at the highest level. A fifth place in the Great Voltigeur Stakes at York was followed by a third in the St. Leger Stakes. He then embarked on a brief international campaign, "easily" winning the St Leger Italiano (then a Group 3 race) and finishing seventh of fourteen to Red Bishop in the inaugural Hong Kong Vase.