Big Buck's: Cheltenham Festival record
Big Buck's has won 4 races at the Cheltenham Festival, from the 2009 Stayers' Hurdle to the 2012 Stayers' Hurdle.
Big Buck's won four straight Stayers' Hurdles from 2009 to 2012, a sequence no other horse has managed in the race. Three of those came at odds-on, which in a race that has otherwise been unkind to favourites says plenty about his dominance.
Every Festival run on file
| Year | Race | Finished | SP | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Stayers' Hurdle | 1st | 5/6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2011 | Stayers' Hurdle | 1st | 10/11 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2010 | Stayers' Hurdle | 1st | 5/6 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
| 2009 | Stayers' Hurdle | 1st | 6/1 | Ruby Walsh | Paul Nicholls |
Partnered by Ruby Walsh for Paul Nicholls.
Festival runs only. Wins in the championship races are on file back to 1924, and the first four home in every race from 2022, so this is a Cheltenham record rather than a full career history.
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