A PERSONAL JOURNEY THROUGH HORSERACING
This is the true story of possibly the greatest of them all.
BRIGADIER GERARD AND ME is the remarkable story of possibly the greatest racehorse of them all. So why not join me, Laurie Williamson, his faithful groom, on this incredible journey through his horse racing career and beyond. His arrival at West Ilsley Stables as a yearling, an in-depth look at his racing career followed by his retirement to stud and much more. This book is a close-up view of this truly remarkable racehorse and the search for his rightful place in the pantheon of greatness.
Great racehorses are often blessed with great names and Brigadier Gerard is no exception. He was named after Brigadier Etienne Gerard, a dashing Hussar in the French Army during the Napoleonic wars, and was the invention of the famous author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
A more famous, some might say prophetic, invention of Conan Doyle was the fictional private detective Sherlock Holmes.
With no satisfactory explanation concerning Brigadier Gerard`s loss at York. Or Roberto’s unexplained massive improvement in form coming to light in the last 50 years, it is fitting, therefore, that we ask Sherlock Holmes to use his exceptional powers of observation and logical reasoning to review all of the evidence, interview the interested parties and then use his analytical skills in an attempt to provide an answer to one of horseracing’s greatest mysteries.
Was June 19th 2012, the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot the day the world witnessed the greatest racecourse performance in the history of ratings or was it the day the use of ‘ratings’ for top class races, finally died?
You decide as the private and official ‘ratings’ organisations have their figures scrutinised and put under the spotlight.
This challenging and contentious question has caused much debate among horseracing fans, up and down the country, for decades.
The list of great racehorses, including Tudor Minstrel, Ribot, Sea-Bird II, Brigadier Gerard, Mill Reef, Nijinsky, Dancing Brave, Sea the Stars, Frankel and many others have their individual records put to the test to find out who is the Greatest Racehorse of all time.
Meeting the Brigadier
A holiday gift from Her Majesty
The Brigadier in chains
Lido di Jesolo
The girls who got away
50 years of 2000 Guineas
Full race by race preview
Mill Reef
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