Charlie Trigg

Charlie Trigg
Charlie Trigg, pictured in 1902
Occupation	Jockey
Born	5 January 1881 Minsterworth, Gloucestershire, England
Died	26 December 1945 Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Career wins	843
Major racing wins
Major race wins: Epsom Oaks (1910)

Charles George Trigg (5 January 1881 – 26 December 1945) was a British flat jockey of the early 20th century, winning the Epsom Oaks in 1910.

Trigg was born the illegitimate son of Ellen Trigg in Minsterworth, Gloucestershire, and baptised at the parish church on 13 February 1881. He went to school at Walmore Hill, Westbury-on-Severn. In a 1936 interview with the Gloucester Journal he recalled his frequent travels to Gloucester with his beloved grandmother to sell eggs and other produce from the family farm. After his grandmother bought a Russian pony, he could often be found riding it to deliver goods to her customers.

He was apprenticed to Sir John Thursby after seeing an advertisement for the position by chance, in an old copy of the Sportsman. After attending an interview at Sir John’s home in Park Lane, he worked as a stable lad at Thursby’s estate at Boveridge House, Cranborne, Dorset, before beginning his career as a jockey in 1902.

Trigg won several renowned races during his career, including the Chester Cup in 1903 on Vendale, the Cesarewitch in 1906 on Mintagon, the Goodwood Cup in 1909 on Carrousel, and the Lincolnshire Handicap in 1911 on Mercutio. His only Classic success, however, was on Rosedrop, owned by Sir Arthur Bass, in The Oaks in 1910.

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