List of Best in Show winners of Crufts

The title Best in Show is awarded annually to the dog chosen as winner of the Crufts dog show, according to conformation show rules. This title was first awarded in 1928, the initial winner being Primley Sceptre, a fawn Greyhound.[1] Previously, Crufts had used the title "Best Champion", sponsored by the Illustrated Kennel News, which was awarded from 1905 to 1914.[2][3][4][5] The first winner of Best Champion was Ch. The Sable Mite, a Pomeranian.[2] According to Crufts: The Official History the first winner of that award was the first dog to be considered the "best" at a Crufts show, although it only lists winners between 1906 and 1912.[6]

The most successful owner at winning Crufts was H. S. Lloyd, pictured here with three dogs from his "of Ware" kennel including Luckystar of Ware, two-time winner of Best in Show (pictured middle).

When Best Champion was introduced at Crufts in 1905,[2] it was seen by Charles Cruft as an extension of the other titles already available at the show. The class was one of several classes reserved for Crufts subscribers at the cost of a guinea per year. Because of the restriction in entry, there were years when the winner of Best Champion was defeated in other classes which were not restricted to subscribers.[7] Crufts was not the first dog show in the UK to introduce this type of title, the first event to do so was at the Cambridge Canine Society Show in 1900.[8]

The change to Best in Show was considered by the press to be of little significance and was not promoted by Charles Cruft,[9] and did not require a dog to have won its Best of Breed class until 1936.[1] It did however remove restrictions on entry, which remained until the mid-1960s when entry to Crufts was restricted to dogs who had already become a champion by gaining championship points at other dog shows.[10]

The most successful breed in the modern era since Best in Show was introduced has been the English Cocker Spaniel. Of the breed's seven show titles, all but one of them were owned and bred by Herbert Summers Lloyd (known predominantly as H. S. Lloyd) from the "of Ware" kennel.[11] Only four dogs have won Best in Show on more than one occasion, and on three of these occasions they were English Cocker Spaniels owned by Lloyd. The fourth occasion was a Labrador Retriever named Bramshaw Bob,[12] owned by Countess Lorna Howe who is the second most successful breeder in the show's history as she also won Best in Show once more with another Labrador in 1937, Ch. Cheveralla Ben of Banchory.[13] Although no dog has won Crufts more than once since H. S. Lloyd's Tracey Witch of Ware in 1950,[14] owner Jackie Lorimer won the title in 1993 with Irish Setter Sh Ch. Danaway Debonair and again with the dog's son, Sh Ch. Caspians Intrepid in 1999.[15]

1905 to 1914
Best Champion at Cruft's
Ch. The Sable Mite, the first dog to win Best Champion at Cruft's in 1905.
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byCrufts
First awarded1905
Last awarded1914

Best Champion

First awarded in 1905, it was listed as the 51st and last out of the members-only trophies on its introduction in the show schedule. The description of the award read, "AN ANTIQUE SILVER CUP, value FIVE GUINEAS, offered by the Proprietors of the "ILLUSTRATED KENNEL NEWS," for the best Champion of any breed in the Show. To be won outright."[16]

YearPrefixWinnerImageBreedOwner(s)Ref(s)
1905Ch.The Sable MitePomeranianMrs Vale Nicholas[2]
1906Ch.Wishaw LeaderScotch Collie[A]Mr R A Tait[6][17]
1907Ch.The Sable MitePomeranianMrs Vale Nicholas[6]
1908Ch.Shelton VikingNewfoundlandMrs Vale Nicholas[18]
1909Ch.Clareholm DoraField SpanielMrs E. Rouse[19][20][21]
1910Ch.Broadwater BankerGreyhoundMrs E. Chapman[19][22][23]
1911Ch.Collarbone of NottsWire Fox TerrierMr A.E.G. Way[19][24]
1912Ch.The Pride of SussexSt BernardMr H Stocken & Miss Samuel[19][25]
1913Ch.Choo-tai of EghamPekingeseMiss V. Ashton Cross[26]
1914Ch.St. BlaiseGreyhoundMiss D. Beadon[3]

1928 to present
Best in Show at Cruft's
Sh Ch. Vbos The Kentuckian, winner of Crufts 2011
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byCrufts
First awarded1928
Last awardedPresent
Currently held byCh. Silvae Trademark (Wire-haired Dachshund)
WebsiteOfficial website

Best in Show

Introduced in 1928, the prize was first described as "STERLING SILVER GOLD GILT 10-inch REPOUSSE ROSE BOWL. Decorated in flowers on circular base, for the best Dog in the Show. (OPEN TO ALL)".[27]

YearPrefixWinnerBreedGroupOwner(s)Ref(s)
1928–Primley SceptreGreyhoundHoundMr Herbert Whitley[1]
1929–Heather NecessityScottish TerrierTerrierMr Robert Chapman[28]
1930–Luckystar of WareEnglish Cocker SpanielGundogMr H. S. Lloyd[29]
1931–Luckystar of WareEnglish Cocker SpanielGundogMr H. S. Lloyd[30]
1932–Bramshaw BobLabrador RetrieverGundogCountess Lorna Howe[12]
1933–Bramshaw BobLabrador RetrieverGundogCountess Lorna Howe[12]
1934–Southball MoonstoneGreyhoundHoundB Harland-Worden[1][31]
1935–Pennine Prima DonnaPointerGundogMr Arthur Eggleston[1][32]
1936Ch.Choonam Hung KwongChow ChowUtilityMrs. Violet Mannooch[1][13]
1937Ch.Cheveralla Ben of BanchoryLabrador RetrieverGundogCountess Lorna Howe[13][33]
1938–Exquisite Model of WareEnglish Cocker SpanielGundogMr H. S. Lloyd[34]
1939–Exquisite Model of WareEnglish Cocker SpanielGundogMr H. S. Lloyd[34]
1940Competition not held due to World War II.[C][30][35]
1941Competition not held due to World War II.[30]
1942Competition not held due to World War II.[30]
1943Competition not held due to World War II.[30]
1944Competition not held due to World War II.[30]
1945Competition not held due to World War II.[30]
1946Competition not held due to World War II.[30]
1947Competition not held due to World War II.[30]
1948–Tracey Witch of WareEnglish Cocker SpanielGundogMr H. S. Lloyd[35]
1949Competition not held.[D][35]
1950–Tracey Witch of WareEnglish Cocker SpanielGundogMr H. S. Lloyd[35]
1951–Twynstar Dyma-FiWelsh TerrierTerrierCapt. & Mrs I Morlais Thomas[35][36]
1952Ch.Noways ChucklesBulldogUtilityMr John T. Bernard[36][37]
1953Ch.Elch Elder of OuboroughGreat DaneWorkingMr Bill G. Siggers[36][37]
1954Competition not held.[E][37]
1955Ch.Tzigane Affri of NashendPoodle (Standard)UtilityMrs. April Proctor[36][37]
1956–Treetops Golden FalconGreyhoundHoundMr. Judy de Cassembroot and Miss Bobbie Greenish[36][37]
1957Ch.Volkrijk of VordenKeeshondUtilityMrs. Rene Tucker[36][38]
1958Ch.Chiming BellsPointerGundogMrs. Bill Parkinson[36][38]
1959Ch.Sandstorm SaracenWelsh TerrierTerrierMrs. D M Leach and Mrs. Margaret Thomas[36][38]
1960–Sulhamstead MermanIrish WolfhoundHoundFlorence Nagle and Marion Clark[36][38]
1961Ch.Riverina TweedsbairnAiredale TerrierTerrierMr Pat McCaughey and Mr Mac Shutch[36][39]
1962Ch.Crackwyn CockspurWire Fox TerrierTerrierMr. Harry L Gill[36][39]
1963–Rogerholm RecruitLakeland TerrierTerrierMr. Bill Rogers[36][39]
1964Sh Ch.[F]Silbury Soames of MadavaleEnglish SetterGundogMrs. Ada Williams[36][40]
1965Ch.Fenton of KentwoodGerman ShepherdPastoralSonnica H Godden[36][40]
1966–Oakington Puckshill Amber SunblushPoodle (Toy)UtilityMrs. Clare E Perry[36][40]
1967Ch.Stingray of DerryabahLakeland TerrierTerrierMr. Wilf and Mrs. Betty Postlewaite[36][41]
1968Ch.Fanhill FauneDalmatianUtilityMrs. Jean Woodyatt[36]
1969Ch.Hendrawen's Nibelung of CharavigneGerman ShepherdPastoralMr Edwin and Mrs Shirley White[36]
1970–Bergerie KnurPyrenean Mountain DogWorkingMr Fred and Mrs Constance Prince[42][43]
1971Ch.Ramacon SwashbucklerGerman ShepherdPastoralPrince Ahmed Husain[42]
1972Ch.Abraxas AudacityEnglish Bull TerrierTerrierViolet Drummond-Dick[42][43]
1973–Alansmere AquariusCavalier King Charles SpanielToyMr Alan Hall and Mr John Evans[43][44]
1974Ch.Burtonswood Bossy BootsSt. BernardWorkingMarjorie Hindes[43][45]
1975Ch.Brookewire Brandy of LayvenWire Fox TerrierTerrierMr Giuseppe Benelli and Mr Paolo Dondini[43][46]
1976Ch.Dianthus ButtonsWest Highland White TerrierTerrierMrs Kath Newstead & Mrs Dorothy Taylor[43]
1977Sh Ch.[F]Bournehouse Dancing MasterEnglish SetterGundogMr Gordon F Williams[43][46]
1978Ch.Harrowhill HuntsmanWire Fox TerrierTerrierMiss Evelyn Howles[43][47]
1979Eng Am Ch.Callaghan of LeanderKerry Blue TerrierTerrierWendy Streatfield[43]
1980Ch.Shargleam BlackcapRetriever (Flat Coated)GundogPat Chapman[48]
1981Ch.Astley Portia of RuaIrish SetterGundogColette and Mary Tuite[48][49]
1982Ch.Grayco HazelnutPoodle (Toy)UtilityMrs Lesley A Howard[48][49]
1983Ch.Montravia Kaskarak HitariAfghan HoundHoundPauline Gibbs[48][49]
1984Ch.Saxonsprings HackensackLhasa ApsoUtilityJean Blyth[48][50]
1985Ch.Montravia Tommy-GunPoodle (Standard)UtilityMrs Marita Gibbs[48][50]
1986Ch.Ginger Xmas CarolAiredale TerrierTerrierMiss Alessendra Sommi-Livraghi[48][50]
1987Ch.Viscount GrantAfghan HoundHoundMr Chris and Mrs Julie Amoo[48][51]
1988Sh Ch.[F]Starlite Express at ValsettEnglish SetterGundogMr Joe W and Mrs Val Watkin[48][51]
1989Ch.Potterdale Classic of MoonhillBearded ColliePastoralBrenda White[48]
1990Ch.Olac Moon PilotWest Highland White TerrierTerrierMr Derek Tattersall[48][52]
1991Sh Ch.[F]Raycrofts SocialiteClumber SpanielGundogMr Ralph Dunne[53]
1992Ch.Pencloe Dutch GoldWhippetHoundMorag Bolton-Lockhart[54]
1993Sh Ch.[F]Danaway DebonairIrish SetterGundogJackie Lorrimer[55]
1994Ch.Purston Hit and Miss From BrocolitiaWelsh TerrierTerrierMrs A. Maughan[55]
1995Sh Ch.Starchelle Chicago BearIrish SetterGundogMrs Rachel Shaw-Rainey and Mr Tony Rainey[55]
1996Sh Ch.[F]Canigou CambraiEnglish Cocker SpanielGundogTricia Bentley[56]
1997Ch.Ozmilion MystificationYorkshire TerrierToyOsman Sameja[57]
1998Ch.Saredon Forever YoungWelsh TerrierTerrierJudith Averis[55]
1999Sh Ch.[F]Caspians IntrepidIrish SetterGundogJackie Lorimer[58]
2000Ch.Torums Scarf MichaelKerry Blue TerrierTerrierMr Ron Ramsay[59]
2001Ch.Jethard CidevantBasenjiHoundMr Paul Singleton[60]
2002Nord Ch.[G]Topscore ContradictionPoodle (Standard)UtilityMr S and Mrs K Glenna[61]
2003Ch.Yakee A Dangerous LiaisonPekingeseToyMr Easdon and Mr Martin[62]
2004Ch.Cobyco Call the TuneWhippetHoundMrs L Yacoby-Wright[63]
2005Am Ch/Ch.Cracknor Cause CelebreNorfolk TerrierTerrierElizabeth Matell, Pam Beale
and Stephanie Ingram		[64]
2006Am Ch.Caitland Isle Take a ChanceAustralian ShepherdPastoralNancy Resetar[65]
2007Ch/Am Ch.Araki Fabulous WillyTibetan TerrierUtilityMr John Shaw and Mr Neil Smith[66]
2008Ch.Jafrak Philippe OlivierGiant SchnauzerWorkingMr and Mrs Cullen[66]
2009Ch.Efbe's Hidalgo at GoodspiceSealyham TerrierTerrierMarjorie Good[67][68]
2010Sh Ch/Aust Ch.[F][H]Hungargunn Bear It'n MindHungarian VizslaGundogMrs N and Mrs K Craggs and Armstrong[69]
2011Sh Ch.[F]Vbos The KentuckianRetriever (Flat-Coated)GundogJim Irvine[70]
2012Ch.Zentarr ElizabethLhasa ApsoUtilityMargaret Anderson[71]
2013Ch.Soletrader Peek A BooPetit Basset Griffon VendéenHoundSara Robertson and Wendy Doherty[72]
2014Ch/Am Ch.Afterglow Maverick SabrePoodle (Standard)UtilityJason Lynn, John Stone and Sandra Stone[73]
2015Ch.McVan's To Russia With LoveScottish TerrierTerrierM L Khenkina[74]
2016Ch.Burneze Geordie GirlWest Highland White TerrierTerrierMarie Burns[75]
2017Sh Ch.Afterglow Miami InkAmerican Cocker SpanielGundogJason Lynn and R Da Silva[76]
2018Ch.Collooney Tartan TeaseWhippetHoundDavid and Yvette Short[77]
2019Akc/Se/Hr/Pl/Fr Ch.Planet Waves Forever Young Daydream BelieversPapillonToyK. Roosens & J. Goessens[78]
2020Ch.Silvae TrademarkWire-haired DachshundHoundD. McCalmont and K. McCalmont[79]

Most successful breeds

As of 2020

Number of winsBreeds
7English Cocker Spaniel
4Irish Setter, Standard Poodle, Welsh Terrier
3English Setter, German Shepherd, Greyhound, Labrador Retriever, West Highland White Terrier, Whippet, Wire Fox Terrier
2Afghan Hound, Airedale Terrier, Flat Coated Retriever, Kerry Blue Terrier, Lakeland Terrier, Lhasa Apso, Pointer, Scottish Terrier, Toy Poodle
1American Cocker Spaniel, Australian Shepherd, Basenji, Bearded Collie, Bulldog, Bull Terrier, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Chow Chow, Clumber Spaniel, Dalmatian, Giant Schnauzer, Great Dane, Hungarian Vizsla, Irish Wolfhound, Keeshond, Norfolk Terrier, Papillon, Pekingese, Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen, Pyrenean Mountain Dog, Sealyham Terrier, St. Bernard, Tibetan Terrier, Wire-haired Dachshund, Yorkshire Terrier

Most successful groups

As of 2020

Number of winsGroups
24Gundog
22Terrier
13Utility
12Hound
5Pastoral, Working
4Toy

See also

Notes
  • A ^ Ch. Wishaw Leader was registered as a Scotch Collie, a breed now split into two breeds, Smooth Collie and Rough Collie.[6]
  • B ^ Not held as the venue was requisitioned by the British Army for use as a warehouse for military equipment during World War I.[80]
  • C ^ Not held due to World War II and the change of ownership of the show from the family of Charles Cruft to The Kennel Club.[81][82]
  • D ^ The date of the event was moved from October to February, causing the event to skip a year.
  • E ^ The show was cancelled due to a strike by electricians.[81]
  • F '^'^'^'^'^'^'^'^ The abbreviation Sh Ch stands for Show Champion, a title awarded to gundogs and Border Collies for winning three Challenge Certificates under three different judges with at least one of those Certificates being awarded when the dog in question is more than twelve months old.[83]
  • G ^ The abbreviation Nord Ch. stands for Nordic Champion, which is awarded to a dog with a championship title from three different Nordic countries.
  • H ^ The abbreviation Aust Ch. stands for Australian Champion.

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