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 (), 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.
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 Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Time 1953 Guersant 4 Paul Blanc Geoffrey Watson 2:07.40 1954 Chamier 4 Scobie Breasley Noel Cannon 2:11.80 1955 Chamier 5 Scobie Breasley Noel Cannon 2:12.60 1956 Tribord 5 Jean Massard Serge Boullenger 2:24.60 1957 Gilles de Retz 4 Frank Barlow Peter Walwyn 2:07.20 1958 Arctic Explorer 4 Lester Piggott Noel Murless 2:14.20 1959 Aggressor 4 Jimmy Lindley Towser Gosden 2:21.20 1960 Lucky Guy 4 Bill Williamson Seamus McGrath 2:15.00 1961 Petite Etoile 5 Lester Piggott Noel Murless 2:18.80 1962 Cipriani 4 Garnie Bougoure Paddy Prendergast 2:12.80 1963 Tacitus 4 Geoff Lewis Walter Nightingall 2:16.20 1964 Tacitus 5 Duncan Keith Walter Nightingall 2:26.80 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 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 1981 Abandoned due to waterlogging 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 North 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 2026 Ombudsman 5 William Buick John & Thady Gosden 2:06.44
See also Horse racing in Great Britain List of British flat horse races
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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.