First held in 1877, what dog show, who recently announced a Scottish Deerhound named Hickory as Best in Show, is the longest running dog show, and second longest continuously held sporting event in the US, behind only the Kentucky Derby?
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show 2011, at the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, 5-year-old "GCH Foxcliffe Hickory Wind" became the first of her breed (Scottish Deerhound) to capture the Best in Show award. The oldest dog to win Best in Show was a Sussex Spaniel named "Ch. Clussexx Three D Grinchy Glee" (a.k.a. Stump), at 10 years of age in 2009. The youngest dog to win was a Rough Collie named "Laund Loyalty of Bellhaven", at 9 months old in 1929. One dog, a Smooth Fox Terrier named "Ch. Warren Remedy" won Best in Show three times (1907–1909), and six other dogs have won
Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show display in an assigned location (bench) during the entirety of the show except when being shown in the ring, groomed for showing, or taken outside to eliminate, so that spectators and breeders alike have an opportunity to see all the entered dogs. (In the more common unbenched shows, dogs are required to be present only at assigned ring times.) The Westminster show was first held on May 8, 1877, making it the second-longest continuously held sporting event in the United States behind only the Kentucky Derby, which was first held in 1875. (Both events were held even during the World