Perpetual trophies
Thornton-le-Dale Show trophies
By Jon Cosson · Last checked
The Thornton-le-Dale Show awards a long list of perpetual trophies, and winners hold them for one year under Rule 26 of the Society's regulations. In 2012 the Yorkshire Post reported nearly 150 trophies across more than 450 classes.
Below are the trophies as published by the Society, grouped by section, with the main championships marked. This is an independent guide; official details come from the Thornton-le-Dale Show and Sports Society.
Main championships at the Thornton Show
- Society's 1953 Coronation Challenge Trophy: champion hunter or pony
- Moonstruck Native Pony Trophy: champion pony in hand
- D. Mudd Challenge Trophy: champion heavy horse
- Colin Chaloner Trophy: champion ridden pony
- Society's 1956 Challenge Trophy: beef champion
- A. Croft Remembrance Trophy: best sheep in show
- Hollows Trophy: best pig in show
- Allerston Trophy: best goat in show
- Society's Trophy: best vintage tractor in show
- Society's Challenge Trophy: best flower in show
President's special awards
- Best pig in show: a £100 prize from the 2026 President
- Millennium Bowl: best pig in show
- R. Coverdale Memorial Trophy: the President's favourite exhibit
Horse and pony trophies
A selection from the Society's full list.
- Geoff and Francis Dunn Memorial Trophy: best pony up to 153cm with a rider aged 16 or under
- Mousie Memorial Trophy: best working pony up to 138cm with a rider aged 14 or under
- E. J. Vardon Challenge Cup: best working pony up to 153cm
- R. Fletcher Trophy: best hunter 162cm and over
- Jack Turnbull Memorial Trophy: best hunter under 162cm
- Hilda Wharton Memorial Trophy: best overall hunter
- SJP Law Trophy: champion ridden coloured
- Richard Morley Memorial Trophy: best RoR thoroughbred show horse
- Frank Avison Memorial Trophy: best brood mare with foal at foot
- Frank Cundall, Peter Sykes and John Credland Memorial Trophies, Paddisons of Pickering Trophy and Society's Silver Jubilee Trophy: young stock and pony breeding classes
- Hawsker Stud Trophies and Cup, and a Challenge Cup: Shetlands and miniatures
- Jade Neal Trophy: best mountain and moorland pony led by a child aged 8 or under
- Whisperdale Cup: best ridden mountain and moorland small breed
- D. Prest, Walter Tate and Rosedale Damp-proofing Challenge Cups: heavy horse classes
- Thomas William Mudd Memorial Trophy: best pair of heavy horses
- Sally Douglas Memorial Trophy: best lead rein pony up to 122cm with a rider aged 8 or under
- John White Memorial Trophy: ridden pony class
- Stan Cockerill Memorial Trophy: best veteran horse
- Gordon & Margaret Stead Memorial Trophy: best decorated heavy horse
- Ashley Burgess Challenge Trophy: best private horse-drawn turnout
- Henry Burnside Memorial Trophy: best tradesman's horse-drawn turnout
- Hall Hotel Challenge Trophy: best fancy dress on horseback
Cattle trophies
- BOCM Pauls Tankard: best handler
- Cargill Trophy: champion calf
- Renault Agriculture Trophy: best pedigree beef
- Society's Trophy: best native breed
- George Woodhead Memorial Trophy: best butchers' bullock
- Ruston Parva Challenge Trophy: best pair of matching butchers' beasts
- Harry Wilkinson Memorial Trophy: champion beef calf
Sheep and rare breed trophies
- Ron Glaves Memorial Trophy: Leicester
- James Stenton Trophy: Blue Faced Leicester
- Society's Silver Challenge Trophy: Suffolk
- Ernest Lunn Trophy: Suffolk gimmer shearling (non-MV)
- Burgess Feeds Challenge Trophy: Texel
- Yorkshire Building Society Challenge Trophies: crossbred pen, Scottish Blackface and Swaledale
- G. R. P. & C. B. Hill Trophy: butchers' lambs
- James & Dianne Stenton Cup: single mule gimmer lamb
- R. A. Robinson Challenge Cup: Jacob
- SJP Law Trophy: Valais Blacknose
- F. J. Pashby Memorial Trophy: best young handler
- Glebe Thorn Trophy: best primitive breed sheep
- Societies Challenge Trophy: best non-primitive sheep
Pig, goat and ferret trophies
- Denis Houlston Memorial Plaque: best breeding boar
- Ice Lager Shield: best goatling
- Ellerburn Trophy: best kid bred by the exhibitor
- G. Kendall Shield: champion adult ferret
- V. Colgate Trophy: champion ferret kit
Sheepdog, terrier, lurcher and tractor trophies
- Jack Hollows Memorial Trophy: best aggregate across the Malton, Ryedale and Thornton le Dale sheepdog trials
- Society's Challenge Trophy: sheepdog trial winner
- R. A. Sutcliffe 'Hard Luck' Trophy: most deserving team
- Norman Darrell Memorial Trophy: best outrun, lift and fetch
- Thornton Dale Estate Trophy: dog or bitch in best condition
- Mrs M. Markham's Cup: terrier puppy
- Mrs G. Garbutt's Cup: best terrier
- Champion Lurcher and Reserve Champion trophies
- Brian Turnbull Challenge Cup: best restored classic tractor from 1960 onwards
Fur and feather trophies
- S. Hill Memorial Trophy: rabbit
- John Clubley Trophy: cavy
- Best Bantam Trophy
- M. & C. Gray Silver Spoons: racing pigeon and fancy pigeon
- Derwent Joinery Cup: Modena
- N. Dunwell Cup: faced fancy
- Barnes Cup: children's exhibits
- M.K.M. Building Supplies Cup: junior pigeon
Marquee trophies: produce, crafts and horticulture
- Dairy: Jayne Coyle Memorial, E. D. Stothard Challenge and Jocelyn Sarah Warriner Memorial Trophies
- Handicrafts: Betty Smith Trophy (garment), Mary Coultate Memorial (embroidery), Ann Moore Cup and Memorial Trophy (beadwork), Society's Trophy (best overall)
- Patchwork: Rylands Rose Bowl
- Photography and art: Sheila Rhodes-Lucas Silver Jubilee Trophy
- Farm produce: G. A. Pearson Memorial Cup
- Fruit liqueur: Spendlow Trophy
- Women's Institute: Betty Blythe Memorial Prize and Yorkshire Federation of WIs Challenge Cup
- Crooks and walking sticks: T. Cockburn Challenge Cup, Ernest Lunn Memorial, Stan Andrews Memorial (half head stick) and Alf Matthews Memorial (novice) Trophies
- Children: Society's Trophy (art and craft), Katie Jackson Memorial Trophy, Topham Trophy ('garden of my dreams' on a dinner plate), Barnes Cup (flower arrangement)
- Horticulture: Buck Inn Trophy (potatoes), Society's 1953 Coronation Challenge Trophy (most points), Bernard Grayson (cooking apples), C. Kirby Memorial
- Flowers: Elsie Turnbull and Mary Hooke Memorial (flower arrangements), Arthur Bolton Rose Bowl, Joey Barnes Trophy, Lilian Clarke Memorial (fuchsia), Fulton Challenge Trophy
- Roses, dahlias and gladioli: I. G. & M. Hooke Trophy (single rose), George Hodgson Memorial (roses), Don Lickes Memorial (dahlias), Society's Rose Bowl, W. Croft Challenge Cup (gladioli)
Related links
Common questions
- How long do winners keep a trophy?
- For one year, under Rule 26 of the Society's regulations.
- What is the top sheep award?
- The A. Croft Remembrance Trophy for the best sheep in show.
- Who wins the champion heavy horse trophy?
- The champion heavy horse receives the D. Mudd Challenge Trophy.
- Where can I see who won the trophies?
- The Society does not publish results online at present. We will link to them if they are published.
Sources
Perpetual Trophies
Thornton-le-Dale Show and Sports Society
https://www.thorntonledaleshow.org/about-the-show/perpetual-trophies/General Regulations
Thornton-le-Dale Show and Sports Society
https://www.thorntonledaleshow.org/regulations-privacy-policy/Show gives visitors taste of country life
Yorkshire Post
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/show-gives-visitors-taste-country-life-1893693