Trigo (horse)
| Trigo | |
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| Sire | Blandford |
| Grandsire | Swynford |
| Dam | Athasi |
| Damsire | Farasi |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1926 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Cloghran Stud (William Barnett) |
| Owner | William Barnett |
| Trainer | Jack Rogers Richard C. Dawson |
| Record | 10: 6-1-1 |
| Earnings | £26,018 |
| Major wins | |
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Phoenix Plate (1928) Anglesey Stakes (1928) Epsom Derby (1929) St. Leger Stakes (1929) Irish St. Leger (1929) |
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| Honours | |
| Trigo Stakes at Leopardstown Racecourse Trigo locomotive |
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Trigo (1926–1946) was an Irish-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career which lasted from 1928 until September 1929, he ran ten times and won six races. Trained in Ireland as a two-year-old, he was then sent to be trained in England. In 1929 he won the Epsom Derby and the St. Leger Stakes before returning to Ireland to win the Irish St. Leger. He was then retired to stud where he had limited success.
Trigo, a bay horse with a narrow white blaze was bred at the Cloghran Stud in County Dublin, Ireland by his owner, the Belfast grain merchant William Barnett. Barnett inherited the unfashionably-bred mare Athasi from his brother and bred her consistently to the stallion Blandford. In 1925, the pairing produced Athford, who won the Phoenix Plate and was then sent to be trained in England where his wins included the Doncaster Cup. Trigo arrived a year later. The same mating subsequently produced the Irish Derby winners Harinero and Primero. Blandford was a three-time Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland who sired eleven British Classic Race winners including four who won the Epsom Derby. Barnett sent Trigo into training with Jack Rogers at the Curragh. The colt's name, which was pronounced "Trego", is the Spanish word for "wheat", reflecting his owner's business interests.
As a two-year-old, Trigo proved himself one of the best of his generation in Ireland. He was unplaced in a five furlong race at the Curragh on his debut and then ran third in the Waterford Testimonial Stakes over the same course and distance. He then emulated his older brother by winning the Phoenix Plate at Phoenix Park from sixteen other juveniles and added the Anglesey Stakes over six furlongs at the Curragh, beating two moderate opponents at odds-on. Two days after his win in the Anglesey Stakes he ran again at the Curragh, this time in the Railway Stakes and finished second to the filly Soloptic, who was carrying fourteen pounds less weight. The value of this effort became evident the following year when Soloptic won the Irish 1000 Guineas and the Irish Oaks.
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