| Buveur d'Air | |
|---|---|
   Racing silks of Mme Philippe Chemin, Potensis Ltd and J. P. McManus | |
| Sire | Crillon[1] |
| Grandsire | Saumarez |
| Dam | History |
| Damsire | Alesso |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 12 May 2011 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Gerard Ferte |
| Owner | Philippe Chemin Potensis Bloodstock & Chris Giles J P McManus |
| Trainer | Philippe Chemin Nicky Henderson |
| Record | 25: 17-5-1 |
| Earnings | £1,220,193 [2] |
| Major wins | |
| Top Novices' Hurdle (2016) Contenders Hurdle (2017, 2018, 2019) Champion Hurdle (2017, 2018) Aintree Hurdle (2017) Fighting Fifth Hurdle (2017, 2018) Christmas Hurdle (2017) Punchestown Champion Hurdle (2019) | |
Buveur d'Air (foaled 12 May 2011) is a retired French-bred British-trained AQPS racehorse who competed in National Hunt races. After winning twice in his native France he moved to England and won the Top Novices' Hurdle in 2016. In the following season he won two steeplechases before reverting to hurdle races to win the Contenders Hurdle and then recording his biggest success in the Champion Hurdle. In the 2017–18 season he was unbeaten, winning the Fighting Fifth Hurdle, Christmas Hurdle and a second Champion Hurdle, so becoming the second horse, after Kribensis, to win the Triple Crown of Hurdling. The 2018-19 season saw him win both the Fighting Fifth Hurdle and the Contenders Hurdle for the second time. In November 2019 he sustained a freak injury in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle and did not race for the rest of the season.
Buveur d'Air was retired from racing on 29 June, 2022.[3]
- ^ "Crillon pedigree". Equineline.
- ^ "Buveur D´Air – Record By Race Type". Racing Post.
- ^ "Nicky Henderson toasts 'special' Buveur D'Air as Champion Hurdle hero is retired". Racing Post. 29 June 2022.