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 but is now awarded to the trainer who achieves the most points for winning open races on the

Greyhound Board of Great Britain The Greyhound Board of Great Britain (GBGB) is the organisation that governs licensed greyhound racing in Great Britain. It does not govern independent tracks or Northern Irish tracks and therefore has no jurisdiction over them. History It was f ...

annual racing calendar.

Mark Wallis Mark Andrew Wallis (born 1964) is an English greyhound trainer. He is a record 13 times UK champion Greyhound Trainer of the Year. Profile In 1990, Wallis joined leading trainer Linda Jones at the Imperial Kennels (Linda would later become his mo ...

has won the most titles with 13, he set a new record at the end of 2016, passing the previous record of seven set by John 'Ginger' McGee Sr. and has extended the record to 13 with further wins in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022. The award should not be confused with the Trainers Championship which is an annual event held between the leading six trainers.

Past winners

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{{UK & Irish greyhound competitions Greyhound racing competitions in the United Kingdom Recurring sporting events established in 1961