Brigadier Gerard Stakes

The Brigadier Gerard Stakes is a Group 3 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at Sandown Park over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 7 yards (2,018 metres), 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 and the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown Park.

Read more about Brigadier Gerard Stakes:  Records, Winners Since 1977, Earlier Winners

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