We've put together a list of the most successful horses in the history of the Stayers' Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival.
Big Buck's is the most successful horse in the Stayers' Hurdle over the years at the Cheltenham Festival, with four consecutive wins from 2009 to 2012.
The only other horse to win the race more than twice is Inglis Drever, a three-time winner for Howard Johnson before the dominance of Big Buck's.
Seven horses have won the Stayers' Hurdle on two occasions.
Horses with the most Stayers' Hurdle wins at Cheltenham
- Big Buck's - 4 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
- Inglis Drever - 3 (2005, 2007, 2008)
- Silver Bay - 2 (1913, 1914)
- Warwick - 2 (1923, 1925)
- Sobrino - 2 (1930, 1933)
- Crimson Embers - 2 (1982, 1986)
- Galmoy - 2 (1987, 1988)
- Baracouda - 2 (2002, 2003)
- Flooring Porter - 2 (2021, 2022)
The four wins for Big Buck's means that Paul Nicholls is the trainer with the most wins in the Stayers' Hurdle.
The jockey on all four occasions was the great Ruby Walsh, who has a record five Stayers' Hurdle victories to his name when including his 2017 triumph on board Nichols Canyon.
