Greyhound Trainer of the Year

Trainer of the Year

Inaugurated	1961
Race information
Record	Mark Wallis (16 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 16, 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]

Past winners

Year Winner Attached Racecourse Notes 1961 Jack Harvey (Wembley) joint winner 1961 Jimmy Jowett (Clapton) joint winner 1962 John Haynes (Private) 1963 Tom Johnston Jr. (West Ham) 1964 Harry Bamford (Private) 1965 Jim Hookway (Owlerton) joint winner 1965 John Bassett (Private) joint winner 1966 Paddy Milligan [8] (Private) 1967 Jim Hookway (Owlerton) 1968 Phil Rees Sr. (Wimbledon) 1969 Phil Rees Sr. (Wimbledon) 1970 Stan Mitchell (Belle Vue) 1971 Herbert White (Private) 1972 Tom Johnston Jr. (Wembley) 1973 Norman Oliver (Brough Park) 1974 John Coleman (Wembley) 1975 Paddy Milligan (Private) 1976 Phil Rees Sr. (Wimbledon) 1977 Ted Dickson (Slough) 1978 Geoff De Mulder (Coventry) 1979 Geoff De Mulder (Hall Green) 1980 Pat Mullins (Cambridge) 1981 Joe Cobbold (Cambridge) 1982 Adam Jackson (Wembley) 1983 George Curtis (Brighton) 1984 George Curtis (Brighton) 1985 Kenny Linzell (Walthamstow) 1986 George Curtis (Brighton) 1987 Fred Wiseman (Private) 1988 John McGee Sr. (Canterbury) 1989 John McGee Sr. (Canterbury) 1990 John McGee Sr. (Hackney) 1991 John McGee Sr. (Peterborough) 1992 John McGee Sr. (Private)

Year Winner Attached Racecourse Notes 1993 John McGee Sr. (Reading) 1994 John McGee Sr. (Reading) 1995 John Coleman (Walthamstow) 1996 Linda Mullins (Walthamstow) 1997 Linda Mullins (Walthamstow) 1998 Linda Mullins (Walthamstow) 1999 Linda Mullins (Walthamstow) 2000 Linda Mullins (Walthamstow) 2001 Linda Jones (Walthamstow) 2002 Linda Jones (Walthamstow) 2003 Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 2004 Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 2005 Mark Wallis (Walthamstow) 2006 Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 2007 Charlie Lister OBE (Private) 2008 Mark Wallis (Walthamstow) 2009 Mark Wallis (Harlow) 2010 Seamus Cahill (Hove) 2011 Chris Allsopp (Monmore) 2012 Mark Wallis (Yarmouth) 2013 Mark Wallis (Yarmouth) 2014 Mark Wallis (Yarmouth) 2015 Mark Wallis [9] (Towcester) 2016 Mark Wallis [10] (Towcester) 2017 Mark Wallis (Towcester) 2018 Mark Wallis [11] (Henlow) 2019 Mark Wallis (Henlow) 2020 Patrick Janssens [12] (Central Park) 2021 Mark Wallis [13] (Henlow) 2022 Mark Wallis [14] (Henlow) 2023 Mark Wallis [15] (Suffolk Downs) 2024 Mark Wallis [16] (Suffolk Downs) 2025 Mark Wallis [17] (Private)

References

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.
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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.
8. "Monthly Greyhound Star (Remember When) December edition". Greyhound Star. 2015.
9. "Mark Wallis champion greyhound trainer". Racing Blue.com.
10. "GBGB Awards" (PDF). Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
11. "Trainer of the Year Championship standings, up to and including Thursday 27th December 2018". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
12. "Trainer's of the Year standings". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
13. "Winning is Finishing Ssecond for Janssens". Greyhound Star. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
14. "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.
15. "Trainer of the Year final standings 2023". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
16. "Trainer of the Year standings – up to and including Sunday, December 29th". Greyhound Board of Great Britain. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
17. "Mark Wallis: 21 Years in Judgement". Greyhound Star. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.