Riddle Trigger (USA) Horse
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About
Riddle Trigger is a 4yo gelding from the United States trained by Shigeyuki Kojima. It is sired by the stallion American Pharoah out of the dam Rubina. Riddle Trigger has not yet broken its maiden, having failed to win in eight attempts. In its most recent race at Kyoto on 25 Jan 2026, Riddle Trigger was ridden by Hironobu Tanabe and finished 9th, behind the winner Ho O Trump.
Race Record
| Event Summary | Runner Stats | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kyoto 25-Jan-26 1800m R12 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,620,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:46.600, SP: 81.00 1st Ho O Trump ( R Sakai 128 ) 2nd Tenter De Vivre ( T Danno 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Hagino Piacere ( Y Kitamura 121 ) 1.55L 9th Riddle Trigger ( H Tanabe 121 ) 15.95L See full results | H Tanabe 54.9kg 15.95L | 9 (9) |
| Chukyo 07-Dec-25 1800m GOOD R3 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 12, Winning Time: 01:53.400, SP: 17.00 1st G T Darling ( C P Lemaire 126 ) 2nd Grail Quest ( K Tosaki 126 ) 2.50L 3rd Point Nemo ( R Sakai 126 ) 0.30L 14th Riddle Trigger ( Y Iwata 121 ) 22.70L See full results | Y Iwata 54.9kg 22.70L | 14 (14) |
| Tokyo 08-Nov-25 1300m GOOD R7 Allowance Race (allow) (of $15,200,000) Barrier 10, Winning Time: 01:18.700, SP: 81.00 1st Don To The Moon ( A Sugawara 126 ) 2nd Kimiwa Squall ( A Pouchin 128 ) 4.00L 3rd Lord Freude ( Y Hara 126 ) 1.00L 7th Riddle Trigger ( T Kowata 121 ) 8.05L See full results | T Kowata 54.9kg 8.05L | 7 (16) |
| Sapporo 07-Sep-25 1700m GOOD R5 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:46.200, SP: 6.00 1st Dura Eterno ( S Hamanaka 126 ) 2nd Ho O Samret ( Y Tannai 126 ) 0.00L 3rd Haru Frontier ( R Funayama 119 ) 0.30L 9th Riddle Trigger ( A Saito 121 ) 8.80L See full results | A Saito 54.9kg 8.80L | 9 (14) |
| Sapporo 23-Aug-25 1700m HEAVY R4 Md $2,200,000 (of $10,600,000) Barrier 4, Winning Time: 01:44.500, SP: 17.00 1st High Quality ( F Goncalves 126 ) 2nd Riddle Trigger ( M Honda 121 ) 6.00L 3rd Kitano Hoseki ( H Wada 115 ) 2.00L See full results | M Honda 54.9kg 6.00L | 2 (14) |
| Fukushima 20-Jul-25 1700m GOOD R2 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:47.200, SP: 19.00 1st Star Emblem ( A Sugawara 126 ) 2nd Calf Kick ( M Muto 126 ) 0.30L 3rd Power Of Dream ( Y Ishikawa 126 ) 1.25L 7th Riddle Trigger ( S Imamura 117 ) 4.20L See full results | S Imamura 53.1kg 4.20L | 7 (15) |
| Fukushima 13-Apr-25 1800m GOOD R5 Md (of $10,600,000) Barrier 8, Winning Time: 01:49.000, SP: 81.00 1st Meiner Full Moon ( Y Tannai 126 ) 2nd Do Justi ( D Sasaki 126 ) 0.75L 3rd Meisho Yashima ( Y Tsunoda 126 ) 0.30L 9th Riddle Trigger ( T Ishida 115 ) 6.95L See full results | T Ishida 52.2kg 6.95L | 9 (16) |
| Kyoto 21-Dec-24 1400m GOOD R6 Newcomer Race (newc) (of $13,720,000) Barrier 6, Winning Time: 01:26.600, SP: 51.00 1st Totatsu ( H Miyuki 123 ) 2nd Bellagio Le Kun ( Y Kokubun 123 ) 0.30L 3rd Dantsu Traverser ( K Dazai 123 ) 2.30L 13th Riddle Trigger ( H Yoshida 121 ) 11.05L See full results | H Yoshida 54.9kg 11.05L | 13 (16) |