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Quiz about The Brigadier 2
Quiz about The Brigadier 2

The Brigadier [2] Trivia Quiz


This is the final part of the quiz about the champion racehorse, Brigadier Gerard. I hope that you enjoy it and remember one of the best milers ever to grace the turf anywhere in the world.

A multiple-choice quiz by Bellyra. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Bellyra
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
193,591
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
4 / 10
Plays
471
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. At the end of Brigadier Gerard's two-year-old season, the Two-Year-old Free Handicap was published. What weight, in stones and pounds, was he given? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. How many horses took part in the 1971 Goodwood Mile, which Brigadier Gerard won by a staggering 10 lengths? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. How many times did Brigadier Gerard face a field of five horses or less? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. What was the state of the Sandown course on Eclipse Stakes day 1972? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which race is widely recognised as The Brigadier's finest performance? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which race resulted in the only defeat for Brigadier Gerard? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. What was the year and race that was the last Brigadier Gerard contested and which he won? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Where did Brigadier Gerard stand stud duties? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In what year was Brigadier Gerard foaled? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. In which year did he die? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. At the end of Brigadier Gerard's two-year-old season, the Two-Year-old Free Handicap was published. What weight, in stones and pounds, was he given?

Answer: 9st 5lb

Brigadier Gerard was headed only by My Swallow, at 9st 7lb, and Mill Reef, at 9st 6lb.
2. How many horses took part in the 1971 Goodwood Mile, which Brigadier Gerard won by a staggering 10 lengths?

Answer: Three

The Brigadier ran his small opposition ragged and came in ahead of Gold Rod with Ashleigh a further four lengths back.
3. How many times did Brigadier Gerard face a field of five horses or less?

Answer: Eleven

The Berkshire Stakes (5), Washington Singer Stakes (5), Middle Park Stakes (5), St.James's Palace Stakes (4), Sussex Stakes (5), Goodwood Mile (3), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (3) the first time and (4) the second, Lockinge Stakes (5), Westbury Stakes (5) and the Benson & Hedges Gold Cup (5).
4. What was the state of the Sandown course on Eclipse Stakes day 1972?

Answer: Heavy

The course was almost a bog as it rained all day. But he won a length from Gold Rod with Home Guard another 2 lengths away.
5. Which race is widely recognised as The Brigadier's finest performance?

Answer: 1972 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes

The Brigadier missed the start by some three lengths after lazing his behind on the rear of the starting stalls. Despite this, he went to the lead in the final furlong and sizzled home in the course record time of 1m 39.96s.
6. Which race resulted in the only defeat for Brigadier Gerard?

Answer: 1972 Benson & Hedges Gold Cup

John Hislop always insisted that it was his own misjudgement that led to The Brigadier's only race defeat in having raced him too soon after the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The race was taken by the American-bred, Roberto, a horse that did not impress many with a constantly dry look in his coat and less muscle than most.

He had won a hard Derby and failed in the Irish Sweeps Derby, an easier race. The three lengths he won by were partly due to Joe Mercer deciding not to push The Brigadier on when a win was obviously gone and probably makes Roberto appear to be more superior than he actually was.

He was, however, a relatively good sire.
7. What was the year and race that was the last Brigadier Gerard contested and which he won?

Answer: 1972 Champion Stakes

He won the race easily by a length and a half from the American-bred Riverman and four lengths further afield was Lord David.
8. Where did Brigadier Gerard stand stud duties?

Answer: Egerton Stud

The Brigadier returned to the stud where he was foaled to stand stud duties but he was not a success and ended his stud career at the Hislop home at East Woodhay Stud. Highclere was where Queen's Hussar stood and was owned by Lord Carnarvon. Eyrefield was where Pretty Polly was raised and Cheveley was another well-known English Stud but which, I believe, has been sold and renamed in the 18 years since I visited.
9. In what year was Brigadier Gerard foaled?

Answer: 1968

Brigadier Gerard came to be as the result of years of planning by his owners who wanted a horse who's pedigree would incorporate the champion mare, Pretty Polly, in its ancestry. If it was a champion, so much the better. In Brigadier Gerard, they succeeded beyond their wildest dreams when he was foaled in the early morning of March 5th.
10. In which year did he die?

Answer: 1989

As he was not a successful sire, it was almost as if he'd been forgotten by the racing world and that they could only spare a small piece actually mentioning that he had died. A sad passing for such a great champion. But there will always be those who loved him who won't ever forget.
Source: Author Bellyra

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