British racehorse Brigadier Gerard

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British racehorse Brigadier Gerard was a legendary, near-unbeaten Thoroughbred of the early 1970s, widely regarded as one of the greatest racehorses in British racing history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British racehorse
Thoroughbred racehorse
breeder John Hislop
colour bay
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
dam La Paiva
damsire Prince Chevalier
died 1989
discipline flat racing
earningsCurrency GBP
foaled 1968
isRegardedAs near-unbeaten champion miler and middle-distance horse
one of the greatest British racehorses of the 20th century
namedAfter Brigadier Gerard
surface form: Brigadier General Gerard (fictional Napoleonic soldier by Arthur Conan Doyle)
notableRival Mill Reef
My Swallow
Roberto
onlyDefeatCourse York Racecourse
onlyDefeatIn Benson and Hedges Gold Cup
onlyDefeatYear 1972
owner John Hislop
racedAsFourYearOld 1972
racedAsThreeYearOld 1971
racedAsTwoYearOld 1970
raceRecord 18 starts
racingDebutYear 1970
retiredFromRacingYear 1972
seconds 0
sex male
stallion
sire Queen’s Hussar
studCareerLocation England
thirds 1
trainedAt West Ilsley, Berkshire
trainer Dick Hern
wins 17
wonRace Middle Park Stakes
surface form: 1969 Middle Park Stakes

2000 Guineas Stakes
surface form: 1970 2000 Guineas

Champion Stakes
Eclipse Stakes
King George VI Stakes (Ascot) over 2 miles
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Lockinge Stakes
Prince of Wales's Stakes
surface form: Prince of Wales’s Stakes

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

Sussex Stakes
Westbury Stakes

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Brigadier Gerard Stakes namedAfter British racehorse Brigadier Gerard