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UPDATE 2002
Double Trigger had another excellent book of mares in 2002.
He covered 76 mares and has his first 2 year old runners this year.
TRIGGER'S OFFSPRING
Here are four pictures of Trigger's foals.
Click on a picture for a larger view of any of the foals.
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Bay Colt ex. FLEETING VISION (By Vision)
Owned by Brian Hammond, FLEETING VISION won 5 times on the flat and is a
1/2 sister to Listed winner TRIGGER HAPPY and winner and Listed placed
ELDORADO. This is the family that produced the first million pound winner
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Chesnut colt ex. TOO MAMAS (By Classic Secret)
Trained and now owned by Jack Berry, this multiple winner produced a
lovely chesnut colt to be trained by son Alan. With their record with 2
year olds we hope to see him out reasonably early! |
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Bay Colt ex. RAISE THE DAWN
Owned by John Haydon. From a smart National Hunt family, she is the dam
of Venetia Williams Talking Horse CROCKADEE. |
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Bay Colt ex. LAST NIGHT'S FUN (by Law Society)
Deserves a special prize. The mare had a colic operation early in her
pregnancy. Incredibly both mare and foal survived and we hope he is
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DONCASTER STATUE
| Doncaster racecourse unveileda bronze statue of Trigger in memory of his
performance there. In the picture you see John Haydon standing next to it.
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DOUBLE TRIGGER'S FIRST FOAL
Double Trigger had his first foal, a classy looking bay colt on the 9th
February . The pictures show him with his dam FLEETING VISION. He is a
lovely correct foal and active as shown at a canter in the sand school!
Click on a picture for a larger view of the foal.
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FLEETING VISION was a winner 5 times and is a half sister to TRIGGER
HAPPY (by Ela-Mana-Mou) who won the LISTED ZETLAND STAKES at 2 and was
runner-up in the Lingfield Oaks Trial (Listed) at 3.She is also a
half-sister to Eldorado, a full brother to Trigger Happy, who was 2nd in the
Zetland Stakes in the year that Silver Patriarch won the race. Another
half-sister to Fleeting Vision, Papirusa, is also in foal to DOUBLE TRIGGER
and is due in April.
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These are very exciting coverings for Double Trigger (by Ela-Mana-Mou out of
Solac) as the family has mated extremely well with Ela-Mana Mou. As well as
TRIGGER HAPPY and ELDORADO another half-sister by Ela-Mana-Mou, FRIPPET was a
good winner at Kempton in 1999. FLEETING VISION'S second dam FINLANDIA bred
the first £1million winner in Snurge, who as you might have guessed is also by
Ela-Mana-Mou. He won three Group 1 races - the St Leger, Gran Premio di Milano
and the Rothmans International Stakes, Woodbine. He was placed in 6 other
Group 1s including the Irish St Leger and the Arcde Triomphe.
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ELA-MANA-MOU'S IN FORM OVER THE STICKS AND READY FOR CHELTENHAM.
In the twelve days between the 12th February - 23rd February the champion
Ela-Mana-Mou had 4 National Hunt runners winning 5 races from 5 starts and
three are bound for Cheltenham!
The details are as follows:
| Date | Winner | Course | Race |
| 12 Feb | PATRAS | Haydock Park | 2m 4f | 0-120 H/Cap Hurdle |
| 12 Feb | TRADE DISPUTE | Catterick | 3m
4.5f | Hunter Chase |
| 19 Feb | PATRAS | Newcastle | 2m 4f | 0-140 H/Cap Hurdle |
| 21 Feb | MALE-ANA-MOU | Fontwell | 2m 4f | National Spirit Hurdle |
| 23 Feb | SQUANDAMANIA | Sedgefield | 2m
1f | 100 H/Cap Hurdle |
TRADE DISPUTE who was winning the Hunter Chase at Catterick for the
second year running is off to the Foxhunters. PATRAS who won twice in a week
is going for the Coral Cup and MALE-ANA-MOU tries to pick up a £20,000 bonus
by being in the first three of the Royal Sun Alliance Novices Hurdle.
Ela-Mana-Mou doesn't have many runners over the sticks, so this is clearly very
encouraging for N.H. breeders supporting DOUBLE TRIGGER.
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NEW STUD PHOTOGRAPH FOR DOUBLE TRIGGER
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The recent stud photograph of Double Trigger shows his perfect confirmation.
Many experts commented on his outstanding appearance in 1999 - now all mare
owners can see for themselves why Double Trigger is so popular as a
stallion.
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GNER NAME A TRAIN "DOUBLE TRIGGER"
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After his magnificent third win in the Doncaster Cup, John
McCririk commented "I've a suggestion for Great North
Eastern Railways who sponsored this race for the fourth time. Why not name
a locomotive after Double Trigger. I travel up and down on the GNER,
terrific service, girls and boys who run that line ... CALL ONE OF YOUR
ENGINES DOUBLE TRIGGER ... the public will know they are being pulled at the
right time!"
Full credit to GNER they launched the train to the press the day before
the Doncaster Cup. Double Trigger will keep on running on the
London-Edinburgh line and it's 40 years since a train was named after a
racehorse.
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OTHER NEWS
- The BBC ran a feature on Double Trigger at stud before the Goodwood
Cup. Highlights of this and pictures of his racing career can be obtained
on a FREE VIDEO for mare owners booking to Double Trigger in 2000. Copies
available from the stud.
- At Doncaster after Double Trigger was paraded around for Channel 4, Mark
Johnston commented: "He's always been a star and he knows it ... now
he's let down he looks like a proper horse ... now I realize how much I miss
him, it's very hard to do without a horse that wins you 12 Group
races."
For a view of Mark Johnston's yard, and full details about Mark Johnston
Racing try his website
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