Brigadier Gerard Stakes

Group 3 race
Brigadier Gerard Stakes

Location	Sandown Park Esher, England
Inaugurated	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 year
Purse	£50,000 (2011) 1st: £28,385

The 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.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

• Chamier – 1954, 1955
• Tacitus – 1963, 1964
• Jellaby – 1977, 1979

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Leading jockey (6 wins):

• Lester Piggott – Arctic Explorer (1958), Petite Etoile (1961), Anne's Pretender (1976), Gregorian (1980), Adonijah (1984), Commanche Run (1985)

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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
1981	no race 1981
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

• Racing Post:
  • 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
  • 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
  • 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

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• 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.