The Brigadier Gerard Stakes is a

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horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at

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over a distance of 1 mile 1 furlong and 209 yards (), 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

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of Queen Elizabeth II. The race was renamed the Brigadier Gerard Stakes in 1973. This was in honour of

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, a recently retired champion racehorse whose victories included the

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(later re-named the Gordon Richards Stakes) and the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park. The 2021 race was run in memory of

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, 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): *

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– ''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 1977

Earlier winners

* 1953: Guersant * 1954: Chamier * 1955: Chamier * 1956: Tribord * 1957:

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* 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:

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* 1970: Hotfoot * 1971: Pembroke Castle * 1972: Stubbs' Gazette * 1973:

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* 1974: Ksar * 1975: Rymer * 1976: Anne's Pretender

References

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Records

Winners since 1977

Earlier winners

See also

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