Charlie Lister

Charlie Lister OBE
Occupation	Greyhound Trainer
Born	1940 Yorkshire
Major racing wins
Classic/Feature wins: English Greyhound Derby (1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2013) Scottish Greyhound Derby (1997, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2017) Cesarewitch (19937) Laurels (1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014) St Leger (1996, 2006, 2013) (1965, 1968) Oaks (20119) Grand Prix (1995, 1996, 1998) Gold Collar (2005) Scurry Gold Cup (1999) Television Trophy (1996, 2000)

Charles 'Charlie' Richard Lister OBE (born 1940) is an English greyhound trainer. He is a four times winner of the Greyhound Trainer of the Year and is regarded as one of the leading trainer's of all time. He also holds the record for English Greyhound Derby wins with seven.

He was born in Yorkshire and used to attend coursing with his father. He then owned some greyhounds with a trainer called Joe Booth who ran on the independent circuit, known as flapping (unregulated racing).

After learning his trade on independent tracks he applied for a National Greyhound Racing Club C-licence. He was then gained a professional trainers licence and was awarded a contract at Leicester Stadium by Mick Wheble.

His first breakthrough was with a greyhound called Glamour Hobo who finished runner up in the 1985 Scottish Greyhound Derby. The first Classic race success came in the 1993 Cesarewitch with Killenagh Dream at Belle Vue Stadium and a first Derby final appearance came one year later in the 1994 English Greyhound Derby. By 1996 Lister had become a leading trainer on the open race circuit and regularly won classic and major races.

Training out of kennels in Newark in Nottinghamshire, he steered Some Picture to victory in the final of the 1997 English Greyhound Derby and 1997 Scottish Derby. Lister became one of the most successful trainers in the sport after two more Derby wins with Rapid Ranger in the 2000 English Greyhound Derby and 2001 English Greyhound Derby.

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