Greyhound Trainer of the Year

Trainer of the Year
Inaugurated1961
Race information
RecordMark Wallis (14 titles)

The Greyhound Trainer of the Year or Champion Trainer is an award for the leading greyhound trainer in the United Kingdom.

It was inaugurated in 1961 and was originally elected by a press panel [1] but is now awarded to the trainer who achieves the most points for winning open races on the Greyhound Board of Great Britain annual racing calendar.[2]

Mark Wallis has won the most titles with 14, he set a new record at the end of 2016, passing the previous record of seven set by John 'Ginger' McGee Sr.[3] and has extended the record to 14 with further wins in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023.[4][5][6]

The award should not be confused with the Trainers Championship which is an annual event held between the leading six trainers.[7]

  1. ^ Genders, Roy (1981). The Encyclopedia of Greyhound Racing, page 313. Pelham Books Ltd. ISBN 07207-1106-1.
  2. ^ Fry, Paul (1995). The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook, page 118-120. Ringpress Books. ISBN 186054-010-4.
  3. ^ "Mark Wallis – Champion Trainer – Again". Greyhound Star. January 2017.
  4. ^ "Trainer of Year Championship standings". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Trainers Championship – Top 250". Greyhound Star. 30 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Latest Trainer of the Year Championship Standings, up to and including Tuesday 27th December 2022". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  7. ^ Hobbs, Jonathan (2007). Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 109-111. Raceform. ISBN 978-1-905153-53-4.