Brigadier Gerard Stakes

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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.

Records

Most successful horse (2 wins):

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

Leading jockey (7 wins):

• Ryan Moore - Workforce (2011), Carlton House (2012), Time Test (2016), Autocratic (2017), Poet's Word (2018), Regal Reality (2019), Bay Bridge (2022)

Leading trainer (12 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), Bay Bridge (2022)

Winners since 1965

Year	Winner	Age	Jockey	Trainer	Time
1965	Philanderer	4	Joe Mercer	Walter Wharton	2:14.00
1966	Super Sam	4	Jimmy Lindley	Jack Watts	2:24.20
1967	Busted	4	George Moore	Noel Murless	2:18.60
1968	Royal Palace	4	Sandy Barclay	Noel Murless	2:09.80
1969	Connaught	4	Sandy Barclay	Noel Murless	2:10.80
1970	Hotfoot	4	John Gorton	Bruce Hobbs	2:17.90
1971	Pembroke Castle	4	Geoff Lewis	Noel Murless	2:16.50
1972	Stubb's Gazette	4	Eric Eldin	Doug Smith	2:10.20
1973 Template:Efn	Scottish Rifle	4	Ron Hutchinson	John Dunlop	2:04.50
1974	Ksar	4	Willie Carson	Bernard van Cutsem	2:08.59
1975	Rymer	4	Brian Taylor	Herbert Blagrave	2:13.80
1976	Anne's Pretender	4	Lester Piggott	Ryan Price	2:06.06
1977	Jellaby	4	Brian Taylor	Ryan Price	2:10.14
1978	Gunner B	5	Joe Mercer	Henry Cecil	2:04.19
1979	Jellaby	6	Pat Eddery	Peter Walwyn	2:13.27
1980	Gregorian	4	Lester Piggott	Vincent O'Brien	2:09.90
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1982	Kalaglow	4	Greville Starkey	Guy Harwood	2:02.14
1983	Stanerra	5	Brian Rouse	Frank Dunne	2:12.63
1984	Adonijah	4	Lester Piggott	Henry Cecil	2:11.26
1985	Commanche Run	4	Lester Piggott	Luca Cumani	2:12.66
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	Sir 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	Sir Michael Stoute	2:09.97
2012	Carlton House	4	Ryan Moore	Sir 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	Sir Michael Stoute	2:07.10
2018	Poet's Word	5	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:13.99
2019	Regal Reality	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:05.84
2020	Lord NorthTemplate:Efn	4	Robert Havlin	John Gosden	2:11.74
2021	Euchen Glen	8	Paul Mulrennan	Jim Goldie	2:14.19
2022	Bay Bridge	4	Ryan Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	2:08.10
2023	Hukum	6	Jim Crowley	Owen Burrows	2:08.92
2024	Royal Rhyme	4	Clifford Lee	Karl Burke	2:10.70
2025	Almaqam	4	Oisin Murphy	Ed Walker	2:06.03

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

See also

• Horse racing in Great Britain
• List of British flat horse races

References

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• 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.