Native River

Native River
Racing silks of Brocade Racing
Sire	Indian River
Grandsire	Cadoudal
Dam	Native Mo
Damsire	Be My Native
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	4 May 2010[1]
Country	Ireland
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Fred Mackey
Owner	Brocade Racing
Trainer	Colin Tizzard
Record	28: 14-3-7
Earnings	£1,043,567
Major wins
Worcester Novices' Chase (2015) Mildmay Novices' Chase (2016) Hennessy Gold Cup (2016) Welsh Grand National (2016) Denman Chase (2017, 2018, 2020) Cheltenham Gold Cup (2018) Many Clouds Chase (2019) Cotswold Chase (2021)

Native River (foaled 4 May 2010) is an Irish-bred, British-trained, retired Thoroughbred racehorse who raced under National Hunt rules. He was a specialist long-distance steeplechaser known for his front-running style and apparently inexhaustible stamina. He won three minor hurdle races in the 2014/15 season and started his chasing career in the 2015/16 season, winning the Worcester Novices' Chase and the Mildmay Novices' Chase. He emerged as a top-class steeplechaser in the following season when he won the Hennessy Gold Cup, Welsh Grand National and Denman Chase as well as finishing third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. In the 2017/18 season he won a second Denman Chase before recording his biggest win in the 2018 Cheltenham Gold Cup. In the 2019/20 season he won the Many Clouds Chase and achieved a record third win in the Denman Chase. His last win came in the Cotswold Chase in February 2021 and he was retired after a disappointing run in the 2021 Welsh Grand National. He is the most recent British-trained Cheltenham Gold Cup winner.