Crufts 2026 ouvre au NEC de Birmingham avec Claudia Winkleman

Le salon annuel Crufts de chiens débute aujourd'hui, le 5 mars 2026, au NEC de Birmingham, avec plus de 18 000 chiens de plus de 200 races. La nouvelle présentatrice Claudia Winkleman rejoint la vétérane Clare Balding pour la couverture Channel 4 des compétitions incluant l'agility et le heelwork to music. L'événement culmine avec la finale Best in Show dimanche soir.

Crufts 2026, organisé par The Kennel Club, se déroule du 5 au 8 mars au NEC Birmingham. L'événement attire des milliers de chiens en compétition pour des titres dans diverses catégories, les Labrador Retrievers en tête avec près de 600 inscriptions, suivis des Golden Retrievers, Cocker Spaniels, Whippets et Staffordshire Bull Terriers. La race la plus rare représentée est le Komondor, avec seulement trois inscriptions. Coverage airs on Channel 4 and More 4, streaming for free via the Channel 4 platform. Thursday's schedule includes Channel 4 broadcasts from 3pm to 4pm and 7:30pm to 9:30pm, focusing on working and pastoral group judging, agility championships, and heelwork to music. More 4 covers 6:30pm to 7:30pm. Subsequent days feature terrier and hound groups on Friday, utility and toy on Saturday, and gundog plus Best in Show on Sunday. Claudia Winkleman, known from The Traitors, makes her debut as presenter alongside Clare Balding, Ellie Simmonds, Radzi Chinyanganya, Jim Rosenthal, and Frank Kale. Veterinary advice comes from Dr. Paul Manktelow. Winkleman expressed enthusiasm: « J'adore absolument les chiens et il n'y a littéralement nulle part ailleurs sur terre où je préférerais être. J'ai hâte de rejoindre cette équipe incroyable et je suis tellement reconnaissante envers Channel 4 de m'avoir permis d'en faire partie. J'ai une poche remplie de friandises. » Highlights include the Best in Show at 8:30pm GMT on March 8, following group judging and special displays like the Kennel Club Hero Dog Award. Last year's winner was a Whippet named Miuccia. Historically, Cocker Spaniels have won seven times, while Irish Setters, Standard Poodles, and Welsh Terriers each have four victories. Channel 4 also covers Scruffts for crossbreed dogs, with additional streams on the Crufts YouTube channel. Tickets remain available for in-person attendance at the NEC. confidence_comment null, discussion_summary null

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