Westminster Dog Show 2016 Results: Best of Breed Winners and Monday Recap

The Grammys may have commanded most of the pop culture attention Monday, but for canine aficionados, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show took no backseat.

The 140th annual two-day event opened Monday in New York City.

Four groups made their rounds Monday: the Hound, Toy, Non-Sporting and Herding contingents.

Here is a look at Monday’s results:

Best of Group — Hound	Dog	Breed
Best of Group — Toy	Dog	Breed
Best of Group — Non-Sporting	Dog	Breed
Best of Group — Herding	Dog	Breed
First	CH Belisarius Jp My Sassy Girl	Borzoi
Second	GCH Sporting Fields Shameless	Whippet
Third	GCH Baghdad Eleganza Extravaganza	Saluki
Fourth	GCH Torquay Midnight Victory	Beagle
First	GCH Wenrick's Don't Stop Believing	Shih Tzu
Second	CH Pequest General Tso	Pekingese
Third	GCH Hitimes What The Inferno	Pomeranian
Fourth	GCH Infiniti Holding Kryptonite	Italian Greyhound
First	GCH Imperious Hamitup Southern Bell	Bulldog
Second	GCH Merry Go Round Coach Master	Dalmatian
Third	CH Afterglow Maverick Sabre	Poodle (Standard)
Fourth	GCH Sabe's Simply Invincible	Boston Terrier
First	GCH Lockenhaus' Rumor Has It V Kenlyn	German Shepherd
Second	GCH Wind Spirit Rod's Amazing Grace	Australian Shepherd
Third	GCH Majestic Elite Clever Endeavor PT	Border Collie
Fourth	CH Cordmaker Mister Blue Sky	Puli

The Hound group, which in 2015 featured the Best in Show winner—Miss P, a 15-inch beagle—opened the action in Madison Square Garden on Monday. But this year, Lucy, a borzoi, won. Madison Square Garden congratulated the winner:

The Toy group followed, with Panda, a shih tzu, finishing first ahead of a Pekingese, Pomeranian and Italian greyhound. The American Kennel Club congratulated Panda:

Annabelle, an English bulldog, took home the top prize in the Non-Sporting event to the great pleasure of the crowd:

The evening finished with the Herding group, which featured breeds such as the Icelandic sheepdog and Pembroke Welsh corgi.

But Rumor, a German shepherd, was the runaway winner:

Monday’s four winners will return again Tuesday to compete for the Best in Show against the winners of the Sporting, Working and Terrier groups, which include favorites such as the Doberman pinscher, wire fox terrier and German wirehaired pointer, among others.