Trainers Championship (greyhounds) explained

Surface:	Sand
Class:	Feature
Horse Race:	Trainers' Championship Trainers' Judgement Night
Inaugurated:	1977
Sponsor:	Premier Greyhound Racing
Distance:	Various distances over six races
Qualification:	Six leading trainers from previous year based on points

The Trainers' Championship currently rebranded as the Trainers' Judgement Night is a competition for the leading greyhound trainers in the United Kingdom.

History

The competition was inaugurated in 1977 at (Brough Park) and is contested by the six leading trainers based on points gained from open race success from the previous year.^[1]

The competition should not be confused with the Greyhound Trainer of the Year which is awarded to the trainer who achieves the most points for winning open races on the Greyhound Board of Great Britain annual racing calendar.^[2] The 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic^[3] and when it returned in 2021 it was rebranded as the Trainers' Judgement Night following sponsorship by Arc & Entain. The new format was similar but saw a reduction from eight races to six.^[4]

Sponsors

• 2021–2021 (Arc/Entain)
• 2022–2023 (Premier Greyhound Racing)

Past winners

width=50	Year	width=200	Winner	width=200	Championship Venue	width=100	Notes
			joint winner
		(Brough Park)	joint winner
	Ted Dickson	(Crayford & Bexleyheath)
		(Crayford & Bexleyheath)
	Natalie Savva	(White City - London)
		(White City - London)
	Kenny Linzell
	Geoff De Mulder	(Wembley)
	Ernie Gaskin Sr.	(Walthamstow)
	John McGee Sr.
	John McGee Sr.^[5]	(Reading)
	Linda Mullins	(Walthamstow)
		(Walthamstow)
1995	John Coleman
	Ernie Gaskin Sr.
	Linda Mullins	(Walthamstow)
	Ernie Gaskin Sr.
		(Walthamstow)

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		(Hove)
	Brian Clemenson	(Sittingbourne)
	Brian Clemenson
	Charlie Lister OBE
		(Wimbledon)
	Charlie Lister OBE
	Seamus Cahill	(Wimbledon)
	Charlie Lister OBE
	Mark Wallis
	Charlie Lister OBE	(Wimbledon)
	Nick Savva
	Charlie Lister OBE
	Kevin Hutton^[6]
2016	Kevin Hutton^[7]	(Sittingbourne)
2017	Kevin Hutton^[8]
2018	Mark Wallis^[9]	(Towcester)
2019	Angela Harrison^[10]	(Sheffield)
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2021	Kevin Hutton^[11]	(Nottingham)	New name
2022	Mark Wallis^[12]	(Monmore)
2023	Patrick Janssens^[13]	(Perry Barr)
2024	Liz McNair^[14]	(Hove)

Trainer's with 3 or more titles

width=250	Name	width=50	Titles
	6
	4
	4
	4
	3
	3

Notes and References

1. Book: Hobbs, Jonathan. Greyhound Annual 2008, pages 109-111. 2007. Raceform. 978-1-905153-53-4.
2. Book: Fry, Paul. The Official NGRC Greyhound Racing Yearbook, page 118-120. 1995. Ringpress Books. 186054-010-4.
3. Web site: Three Steps Confirmation. Greyhound Star. 20 August 2020 .
4. Web site: TRAINERS' JUDGMENT NIGHT COMPETITION. 7 April 2019 . Greyhound Star. 3 July 2021.
5. News: . 4 . 16 . 4 April 1998 . All Those Aprils . Greyhound Star.
6. Web site: Chelsea Glass GTA Trainers Championship. Greyhound Board of Great Britain.
7. Web site: Clinical Kev does a Liverpool at Sittingbourne. 17 February 2016 . Greyhound Star.
8. Web site: Kevin Hutton Does It Again- Trainers Championship Winner. GB Greyhounds.
9. Web site: Trainers Championship. 22 April 2018 . Greyhound Star.
10. Web site: Champion Angela. 7 April 2019 . Greyhound Star.
11. Web site: ARC/Entain Trainers' Judgement Night . 8 September 2021 . Greyhound Board of Great Britain . 11 September 2021.
12. Web site: Mark Wallis: 21 Years in Judgement. 3 May 2022 . Greyhound Star. 4 May 2022.
13. Web site: Patrick was waiting on final judgement . Greyhound Star . 7 April 2023 . 9 April 2023.
14. Web site: Sunday Round Up . Greyhound Star . 5 May 2024 . 9 May 2024.