Brigadier Gerard (racehorse)
| Brigadier Gerard | |
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| Sire | Queen's Hussar |
| Grandsire | March Past |
| Dam | La Paiva |
| Damsire | Prince Chevalier |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1968 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | John L. Hislop |
| Owner | Mr & Mrs. John L. Hislop |
| Trainer | Dick Hern |
| Record | 18: 17-1-0 |
| Earnings | £253,024.70 |
| Major wins | |
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Washington Singer Stakes (1970) Middle Park Stakes (1970) 2000 Guineas (1971) St. James's Palace Stakes (1971) Sussex Stakes (1971) Goodwood Mile (1971) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1971 & 1972) Champion Stakes (1971 & 1972) Westbury Stakes (1972) Lockinge Stakes (1972) Prince of Wales's Stakes (1972) Eclipse Stakes (1972) K. George VI & Q. Elizabeth Stakes (1972) |
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| Awards | |
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British Horse of the Year (1972) Timeform top-rated horse (1971 (equal), 1972) |
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| Honours | |
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Timeform rating: 144 Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown Park |
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| Last updated on 24 April 2009 | |
Brigadier Gerard (1968–1989) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from June 1970 until October 1972 he won seventeen of his eighteen races and has been rated the best racehorse trained in Britain in the 20th century.
He was unbeaten as a two-year-old in 1970 when his most important win came in the Middle Park Stakes. At three he was again unbeaten, defeating Mill Reef in a famous race for the 2000 Guineas and going on to win the St. James's Palace Stakes, Sussex Stakes, Goodwood Mile and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes over a mile, before moving up in distance to win the Champion Stakes over ten furlongs. As a four-year-old he won the Lockinge Stakes, Prince of Wales's Stakes and Eclipse Stakes before moving up in distance to win the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes over one and a half miles. Brigadier Gerard sustained his first and only defeat when beaten by Roberto in the inaugural running of the Benson and Hedges Gold Cup.
Bred by John Hislop in England and foaled on 5 March 1968, Brigadier Gerard was a son of the stallion Queen's Hussar, winner of the Sussex Stakes and the Lockinge Stakes, and the non-winning racemare, La Paiva, a daughter of Prince Chevalier. On his female side he traced back to the brilliant fillies' Triple Crown winner, Pretty Polly, who was his fifth dam. This beautifully balanced bay colt was named after Arthur Conan Doyle's swashbuckling hero. Brigadier Gerard had good conformation, an excellent temperament and stood 16 hands 2 inches high.
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