push-button

push-button
 adj.— «Jockeys like to call horses like Big Brown “push button”—they respond to commands instantly and easily.» —“Preakness laugher leaves Big Brown in line for glory” by Pat Forde ESPN.com May 18, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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