The Trump was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 racehorse who won the Caulfield

Caulfield Cup

The Caulfield Cup, one of Australia's richest Thoroughbred horse races and the richest of its type in the world is held annually by the Melbourne Racing Club. The race is a handicap like the Melbourne Cup, which means that horses that compete in the Caulfield Cup are capable of running on the...

-Melbourne Cup

Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...

 double as well as two other principal (Group One

Group One

Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...

) (G1) races in 1937. He showed his versatility by winning races over distances of six furlongs to two miles.

Breeding

He was a small horse, 15 hands 1 inch, by the very good, but temperamental racehorse, Manfred (by the outstanding sire, Valais (GB)). His dam Koanie was by the good racehorse Spearhead (GB) who sired 21 stakes-winners. Koanie was also the dam of Legislator, 1939 by Law Maker (IRE), who won the 1942 Tasmanian Guineas and later sired 9 stakes-winners for a total 19 stakes-wins between them.

Racing record

Racing as a two-year-old The Trump won the VATC Stakes and was placed in three other starts during the season.

As a three-year-old he won the Stand Handicap and ran third in the Caulfield Guineas

Caulfield Guineas

The Caulfield Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1600 metres at set weights for three-year-old horses, held annually on the second Saturday in October and forms part of the Spring Carnival at Caulfield Racecourse. Total prize money is A$1 million...

, after which he was made the favourite for the Caulfield Cup. It was not intended that The Trump should start in the cup and owing to knee problems he had his knees pin-fired and was gelded before being spelled.

Returning as a four-year-old he won the Derrimut Handicap over six furlongs at Moonee Valley

Moonee Valley Racecourse

Moonee Valley Racecourse is a horse-racing track in Melbourne, Australia which hosts races for Thoroughbreds. Located six kilometers from the Melbourne CBD, it is the home of the Moonee Valley Racing Club...

. In early 1937 The Trump won the Malakoff Stakes over nine furlongs at Caulfield before having a brief letup. His next win was the (G1) Toorak Handicap on the first day of the Caulfield Cup meeting. After then winning the Caulfield Cup and LKS Mackinnon Stakes

LKS MacKinnon Stakes

From 1869 to 1936 the LKS Mackinnon Stakes was known as the Melbourne Stakes.The LKS Mackinnon Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 2000 metre Thoroughbred horse race run under Weight for Age conditions. The race is held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia on the Saturday before...

 he was aimed at the rare Melbourne Cup double. His win in the Melbourne Cup win was The Trump’s sixth successive win.

See Caulfield Cup Race history for a complete list of winners of the Caulfield-Melbourne Cup double.

After The Trump was retired from racing he was used to carry Mr Eccles' nieces and nephews to school.