ound ▁Tra iner ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁or ▁Champion ▁Tra iner ▁is ▁an ▁award ▁for ▁the ▁leading ▁grey h ound ▁tra iner ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁elected ▁by ▁a ▁press ▁panel ▁ ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁awarded ▁to ▁the ▁tra iner ▁who ▁ach ieves ▁the ▁most ▁points ▁for ▁winning ▁open ▁races ▁on ▁the ▁Grey h ound ▁Board ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁annual ▁racing ▁calendar . ▁▁▁ ▁Mark ▁Wall is ▁has ▁won ▁the ▁most ▁titles ▁with ▁eleven , ▁he ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁record ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁passing ▁the ▁previous ▁record ▁of ▁seven ▁set ▁by ▁John ▁' G inger ' ▁McG ee ▁Sr . ▁and ▁has ▁extended ▁the ▁record ▁to ▁eleven ▁with ▁further ▁wins ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁award ▁should ▁not ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁Train ers ▁Championship ▁which ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁event ▁held ▁between ▁the ▁leading ▁six ▁train ers . ▁ ▁Past ▁w inners ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : G rey h ound ▁racing ▁compet itions ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁Category : Rec urr ing ▁sport ing ▁events ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 <0x0A> </s> ▁Mac ro gl os sum ▁aff ict it ia , ▁the ▁dark - border ed ▁hum ming bird ▁ha w km oth , ▁is ▁a ▁moth ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁S ph ing idae . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁from ▁Sri ▁L anka