Brigadier Gerard Stakes
Group 3 race | |
Location | Sandown Park Esher, Surrey, England |
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Inaugurated | 1953 |
Race type | Flat / Thoroughbred |
Sponsor | Ladbrokes Coral |
Website | Sandown Park |
Race information | |
Distance | 1m 1f 209y (2,002m) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | 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 31 August last year |
Purse | £60,000 (2021) 1st: £34,026 |
2021 | ||
Euchen Glen | Sangarius | Fox Tal |
Previous years | ||
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2020 | ||
Lord North | Elarqam | Telecaster |
2018 | ||
Poet's Word | Laraaib | Desert Encounter |
2017 | ||
Autocratic | Algometer | Steel of Madrid |
2016 | ||
Time Test | Western Hymn | Scottish |
2015 | ||
Western Hymn | Arab Spring | Niceofyoutotellme |
2014 | ||
Sharestan | Sheikhzayedroad | Top Notch Tonto |
2013 | ||
Mukhadram | Main Sequence | Miblish |
2012 | ||
Carlton House | Sagramor | Hunter's Light |
2011 | ||
Workforce | Poet | Jan Vermeer |
2010-2001 | ||
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2010 | ||
Stotsfold | Tazeez | Glass Harmonium |
2009 | ||
Cima De Triomphe | Conduit | Stotsfold |
2008 | ||
Smokey Oakey | Maraahel | Pipedreamer |
2006 | ||
Notnowcato | Boule d'Or | Hattan |
2005 | ||
New Morning | North Light | Mubtaker |
2004 | ||
Bandari | Ikhtyar | Sunstrach |
2003 | ||
Sights On Gold | Parasol | Indian Creek |
2002 | ||
Potemkin | The Mask | Imperial Dancer |
2001 | ||
Border Arrow | Compton Bolter | Adilabad |
2000-1991 | ||
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2000 | ||
Shiva | Border Arrow | Sossus Vlei |
1999 | ||
Chester House | Generous Rosi | Diamond White |
1998 | ||
Insatiable | Garuda | Germano |
1997 | ||
Bosra Sham | Predappio | Centre Stalls |
1996 | ||
Pilsudski | Lucky Di | Song Of Tara |
1995 | ||
Alriffa | Just Happy | Nicolotte |
1994 | ||
Chatoyant | Maroof | Garden Of Heaven |
1993 | ||
Red Bishop | Highland Dress | Half A Tick |
1992 | ||
Opera House | Wiorno | Young Buster |
1991 | ||
Stagecraft | Bold Russian | Croupier |
1990-1988 | ||
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1990 | ||
Husyan | Scenic | Alcando |
1989 | ||
Hibernian Gold | Highland Chieftain | Reprimand |
1988 | ||
Highland Chieftain | Media Starguest | Indian Skimmer |
The Brigadier Gerard Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 209 yards (2,002 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 (later re-named the Gordon Richards Stakes) and the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park. The 2021 race was run in memory of Joe Mercer, who died the week before the race and who rode Brigadier Gerard in all his races.[1]
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)
- Ryan Moore - Workforce (2011), Carlton House (2012), Time Test (2016), Autocratic (2017), Poet's Word (2018), Regal Reality (2019)
Leading trainer (11 wins):
- Sir Michael Stoute – Stagecraft (1991), Opera House (1992), Pilsudski (1996), Insatiable (1998), Notnowcato (2006), Workforce (2011), Carlton House (2012), Autocratic (2017), Poet's Word (2018), Regal Reality (2019)
Winners since 1977[]
Year |
Winner |
Age |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Time |
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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 Sr. | 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 Sr. | 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 | Michael Stoute | 2:09.97 |
2012 | Carlton House | 4 | Ryan Moore | Michael Stoute | 2:08.38 |
2013 | Mukhadram | 4 | Paul Hanagan | William Haggas | 2:11.78 |
2014 | Sharestan | 6 | Kieren Fallon | Saeed bin Suroor | 2:23.46 |
2015 | Western Hymn | 4 | James Doyle | John Gosden | 2:06.55 |
2016 | Time Test | 4 | Ryan Moore | Roger Charlton | 2:06.18 |
2017 | Autocratic | 4 | Ryan Moore | Michael Stoute | 2:07.10 |
2018 | Poet's Word | 5 | Ryan Moore | Michael Stoute | 2:13.99 |
2019 | Regal Reality | 4 | Ryan Moore | Michael Stoute | 2:05.84 |
2020 | Lord North[b] | 4 | John Gosden | 2:11.74 | |
2021 | Euchen Glen | 8 | Paul Mulrennan | Jim Goldie | 2:14.19 |
- ^ The 1981 running was abandoned because of a waterlogged course
- ^ The 2020 race was run at Haydock Park in June, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom
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: Stubbs' Gazette
- 1973: Scottish Rifle
- 1974: Ksar
- 1975: Rymer
- 1976: Anne's Pretender
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "CORAL BRIGADIER GERARD STAKES TO BE RUN IN MEMORY OF JOE MERCER". Jockey Club. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- Paris-Turf:
- Racing Post:
- galopp-sieger.de – Brigadier Gerard Stakes (ex Coronation Stakes).
- ifhaonline.org – International Federation of Horseracing Authorities – Brigadier Gerard Stakes (2019).
- 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.
- Flat races in Great Britain
- Sandown Park Racecourse
- Open middle distance horse races
- Recurring sporting events established in 1953
- 1953 establishments in England