Brigadier Gerard

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Brigadier Gerard was a champion British Thoroughbred racehorse of the early 1970s, celebrated as one of the greatest milers in racing history.

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Brigadier Gerard canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Thoroughbred racehorse
racehorse
bredBy John Hislop
breed Thoroughbred
color bay
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dam La Paiva
damsire Prince Chevalier
defeated Mill Reef
My Swallow
Roberto
died 1989
discipline flat racing
era early 1970s
foaled 1968
grandsire March Past
legacy regarded as one of the greatest British racehorses of all time
namedAfter Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional character Brigadier Gerard
notableFor being one of the greatest milers in British racing history
exceptional race record in the early 1970s
onlyDefeatInRace Benson & Hedges Cup
surface form: Benson and Hedges Gold Cup
ownedBy John Hislop
racedIn Great Britain
racingRecord 18 starts, 17 wins, 1 second
rankedAs one of the highest-rated British racehorses of the 20th century
retiredToStud 1973
seconds 1
sex male
stallion
sexStatus entire
sire Queen’s Hussar
specialtyDistance one mile
studCareerLocation England
timeformRating 144
totalStarts 18
trainedBy Dick Hern
wins 17
wonRace 2000 Guineas Stakes
surface form: 2000 Guineas

Champion Stakes
Eclipse Stakes
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Lockinge Stakes
Middle Park Stakes
Prince of Wales's Stakes
surface form: Prince of Wales’s Stakes

Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
St James's Palace Stakes
surface form: St James’s Palace Stakes

Sussex Stakes

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Brigadier Gerard Stakes namedAfter Brigadier Gerard
Greenham Stakes notableWinner Brigadier Gerard