- Brigadier Gerard Stakes
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Group 3 race
Brigadier Gerard StakesLocation Sandown Park
Esher, EnglandInaugurated 1953 Race type Flat / Thoroughbred Sponsor Piper-Heidsieck Website Sandown Park Race information Distance 1m 2f 7y (2,018 m) Track Turf, right-handed Qualification Four-years-old and up Weight 9 st 0 lb
Allowances
3 lb for fillies and mares
Penalties
7 lb for Group 1 winners *
5 lb for Group 2 winners *
3 lb for Group 3 winners *
* since August 31 last yearPurse £50,000 (2011)
1st: £28,385The Brigadier Gerard Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 7 yards (2,018 metres), and it is scheduled to take place each year in late May or early June.
The event was established in 1953, and it was originally called the Coronation Stakes. Its title commemorated the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
The race was renamed the Brigadier Gerard Stakes in 1973. This was in honour of Brigadier Gerard, a recently-retired champion racehorse whose victories included the Westbury Stakes and the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park.
Contents
Records
Most successful horse (2 wins):
- Chamier – 1954, 1955
- Tacitus – 1963, 1964
- Jellaby – 1977, 1979
Leading jockey (6 wins):
- Lester Piggott – Arctic Explorer (1958), Petite Etoile (1961), Anne's Pretender (1976), Gregorian (1980), Adonijah (1984), Commanche Run (1985)
Leading trainer (6 wins):
- Noel Murless – Arctic Explorer (1958), Petite Etoile (1961), Busted (1967), Royal Palace (1968), Connaught (1969), Pembroke Castle (1971)
- Sir Michael Stoute – Stagecraft (1991), Opera House (1992), Pilsudski (1996), Insatiable (1998), Notnowcato (2006), Workforce (2011)
Winners since 1977
Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1977 Jellaby 4 Brian Taylor Ryan Price 1978 Gunner B 5 Joe Mercer Henry Cecil 1979 Jellaby 6 Pat Eddery Peter Walwyn 1980 Gregorian 4 Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien no race 1981 [a] 1982 Kalaglow 4 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 2:02.14 1983 Stanerra 5 Brian Rouse Frank Dunne 1984 Adonijah 4 Lester Piggott Henry Cecil 1985 Commanche Run 4 Lester Piggott Luca Cumani 1986 Bedtime 6 Willie Carson Dick Hern 2:09.43 1987 Mtoto 4 Michael Roberts Alec Stewart 2:06.55 1988 Highland Chieftain 5 Willie Carson John Dunlop 2:10.01 1989 Hibernian Gold 4 Greville Starkey Guy Harwood 2:08.66 1990 Husyan 4 Willie Carson Peter Walwyn 2:09.26 1991 Stagecraft 4 Steve Cauthen Michael Stoute 2:07.75 1992 Opera House 4 Steve Cauthen Michael Stoute 2:08.68 1993 Red Bishop 5 Michael Roberts John Gosden 2:08.83 1994 Chatoyant 4 Michael Kinane Bill Watts 2:07.52 1995 Alriffa 4 Pat Eddery Richard Hannon 2:12.15 1996 Pilsudski 4 Pat Eddery Michael Stoute 2:06.76 1997 Bosra Sham 4 Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 2:07.37 1998 Insatiable 5 Michael Kinane Michael Stoute 2:09.99 1999 Chester House 4 Kieren Fallon Henry Cecil 2:06.54 2000 Shiva 5 Richard Quinn Henry Cecil 2:13.90 2001 Border Arrow 6 Frankie Dettori Ian Balding 2:08.69 2002 Potemkin 4 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon 2:09.97 2003 Sights on Gold 4 Frankie Dettori Saeed bin Suroor 2:07.68 2004 Bandari 5 Willie Supple Mark Johnston 2:10.65 2005 New Morning 4 Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis 2:08.01 2006 Notnowcato 4 Michael Kinane Sir Michael Stoute 2:13.92 2007 Take a Bow 6 Jim Crowley Patrick Chamings 2:08.75 2008 Smokey Oakey 4 Jimmy Quinn Mark Tompkins 2:11.57 2009 Cima de Triomphe 4 Christophe Lemaire Luca Cumani 2:06.60 2010 Stotsfold 7 Adam Kirby Walter Swinburn 2:05.73 2011 Workforce 4 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute 2:09.97 a The 1981 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course.
Earlier winners
- 1953: Guersant
- 1954: Chamier
- 1955: Chamier
- 1956: Tribord
- 1957: Gilles de Retz
- 1958: Arctic Explorer
- 1959: Aggressor
- 1960: Lucky Guy
- 1961: Petite Etoile
- 1962: Cipriani
- 1963: Tacitus
- 1964: Tacitus
- 1965: Philanderer
- 1966: Super Sam
- 1967: Busted
- 1968: Royal Palace
- 1969: Connaught
- 1970: Hotfoot
- 1971: Pembroke Castle
- 1972: Stubb's Gazette
- 1973: Scottish Rifle
- 1974: Ksar
- 1975: Rymer
- 1976: Anne's Pretender
See also
- Horseracing in Great Britain
- List of British flat horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1953 – this race is included under its original title, Coronation Stakes.
References
- galopp-sieger.de – Brigadier Gerard Stakes (ex Coronation Stakes).
- horseracingintfed.com – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Brigadier Gerard Stakes (2011).
- pedigreequery.com – Brigadier Gerard Stakes – Sandown Park.
- Abelson, Edward; John Tyrrel (1993). The Breedon Book of Horse Racing Records. Breedon Books. pp. 48–49. ISBN 1-873626-15-0.
Categories:- Flat races in Great Britain
- Sandown Park Racecourse
- Open middle distance horse races
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